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New Orleans · New OrleansIt seems that the governor-appointed board chair was overly involved in day-to-day operations. Because of the Flood Authority’s crucial purpose, the public cannot afford to have it run by a board chair who acts recklessly. The post Red flags at the levee board appeared first on The Lens.Read Article
Red flags at the levee board
New Orleans · New OrleansThe reason for the city’s May blackout is Entergy, which uses its transmission system to prevent competition and maximize profits from its fleet of gas plants. That sacrifices reliability, as we saw on May 25.Read Article
Entergy wants to use power it creates. That led to the May blackout.
New Orleans · New OrleansThis year, LEAP scores came back from the state of Louisiana in record time. Do parents understand the scores? Do kids? Now, the state begins to crunch school statistics to create School Performance Scores, which could lead to charter-school closures later this fall. The post Despite early LEAP results, state needs four months to create School Performance Scores appeared first on The Lens.Read Article
