New Orleans Legal News

New Orleans Legal News

• After charters reject historic building, OPSB moves to swap it for land by Booker T. Washington - The Advocate May 25, 2019
  After charters reject historic building, OPSB moves to swap it for land by Booker T. Washington  The AdvocateMore than a decade after officials began trying to acquire a sports field for the new Booker T. Washington High School on Earhart Boulevard, the Orleans Parish ...
• Mayor LaToya Cantrell dumps controversial effort to skim tax receipts from other city entities - The Advocate May 25, 2019
  Mayor LaToya Cantrell dumps controversial effort to skim tax receipts from other city entities  The AdvocateNew Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday pulled the plug on a controversial effort to increase the fee the city charges other local governmental entities for ...
• Bill that would cull more cash from New Orleans' school board is dead, mayor says - The Advocate May 24, 2019
  Bill that would cull more cash from New Orleans' school board is dead, mayor says  The AdvocateMayor LaToya Cantrell is pulling her bill to charge New Orleans agencies a higher fee for taxes the city collects on their behalf, citing “misinformation” about her ...
• Sources: 6-figure payout for fired animal shelter worker being discussed by Jefferson officials - The Advocate May 22, 2019
  Sources: 6-figure payout for fired animal shelter worker being discussed by Jefferson officials  The AdvocateJefferson Parish is negotiating what will likely be a six-figure settlement over the firing of a former employee of the parish's animal shelter, according to sources ...
• St. Bernard Parish agrees to pay $1 million, change zoning rules on group homes in legal settlement - The Advocate May 22, 2019
  St. Bernard Parish agrees to pay $1 million, change zoning rules on group homes in legal settlement  The AdvocateDionna Richardson expected some pushback when she tried to start a group home for disabled teenagers in 2015 at a house in Violet. But Richardson, who ...
• Jefferson Council approves new tank at Gretna base-oil storage facility - The Advocate May 21, 2019
  Jefferson Council approves new tank at Gretna base-oil storage facility  The AdvocateThe Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday approved the construction of a new storage tank at a Gretna facility that stores oil-refinery byproducts.
• Dept. of Labor forces contractor to pay New Orleans laborers $180,000 back pay, follows class action lawsuit - The Advocate May 21, 2019
  Dept. of Labor forces contractor to pay New Orleans laborers $180,000 back pay, follows class action lawsuit  The AdvocateThe U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday it had forced a Florida-based contractor, Gomez Drywall Construction Inc., to pay 108 Louisiana-based workers ...
• Gretna man gets seven years in plea deal for 2017 officer-involved shooting in Terrytown - The Advocate May 21, 2019
  Gretna man gets seven years in plea deal for 2017 officer-involved shooting in Terrytown  The AdvocateA Gretna man charged with attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of aggravated assault, stemming ...
• Louisiana v. Abortion: How the state legislature is tightening the right to legal abortion - The Advocate May 20, 2019
  Louisiana v. Abortion: How the state legislature is tightening the right to legal abortion  The AdvocateIs Louisiana the next Alabama or Missouri when it comes to the right to an abortion?
• Ongoing asbestos cleanup forces 2 New Orleans schools to spend another year at temporary spots - The Advocate May 19, 2019
  Ongoing asbestos cleanup forces 2 New Orleans schools to spend another year at temporary spots  The AdvocateTwo New Orleans charter schools will spend a second year in temporary facilities as multimillion-dollar asbestos remediation jobs stretch into another school ...