Lili LeGardeur

Roll the Credits 12 27 05

Tales of Two Cities 12 27 05
New Orleans has always had many layers, many nuances, many personas. This year, the news had two distinct cycles -- before Katrina and after Katrina.

The East: Concerns About the Future 11 08 05

Arts Disconnection 05 10 05
Last year, Superintendent Anthony Amato pledged to deliver arts education. Yet teachers and students now face a lost program and lots of uncertainty.

The Read on It 04 05 05
Local literacy students put their new skills to work as they react to proposed federal budget cuts that threaten services across the country.

Full Court Press 03 08 05
Rabouin School argues the case for public school involvement in mock trial competitions.

Property Rights 02 08 05
To James Perry, the new executive director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, equal access to home ownership is the foundation of civil rights.

Voting Tolls 11 09 04
For local election monitors, misinformation, malfunctions and late-arriving voting lists plagued the day's work.

The Commissioner 11 02 04
For Carolyn Krack, safeguarding democracy is all in a day's work.

Getting Their ACT Together 10 12 04
The city has a new school board. All Congregations Together has its first assignment.

Power Struggle 09 14 04
Critics of Amendment One say that it would affect medical powers of attorney. Supporters say it's about marriage, not contracts.

Put to the Test 09 14 04
Following a contentious summer, all seven seats for Orleans Parish School Board are now up for grabs.

Best Places to Go to Be Left Alone 08 31 04

Scuttlebutt 08 24 04

'Tis the Season 08 10 04
New Orleans workers and employers discuss the facts and fictions of seasonal employment

Grand Finale 08 03 04
By designating a Musicians' Tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, local community activists answer the call to properly honor those who gave the city its anthems.

Hard Lessons 07 20 04
Forty years after Freedom Summer, civil rights veterans say the struggle has shifted -- but is far from over.

Village Voices 07 06 04
A new activist group meets to propose a two-year plan to involve parents in public education.

Board and Circuses 06 15 04

Completing the Picture 05 25 04
As the arts get squeezed out of local public schools, private organizations are trying to fill in the blanks. But without a strong mandate from New Orleans Public Schools, is it enough to build the artists -- and audiences -- of the future?

Getting a Hearing 05 18 04
Despite the presence of world-class performers and a few showcase schools, city schools lack a system-wide approach to music education. Teachers and administrators are wondering: What will Supt. Anthony Amato do? Third in a four-part series.

News Feature 05 11 04
The poorest children in the city are often those least likely to have arts education -- but studies show they're the ones who need it the most.

Monumental Journey 02 03 04
A new travel book highlights the civil rights movement -- and underscores how difficult it is to find civil rights markers in New Orleans.

No Sweet Deal 01 13 04
Louisiana sugar farmers fear that CAFTA could lead to the end of both a state industry and their way of life.

Scuttlebutt 01 13 04

Broadcast Blues 12 23 03
As federal dollars threaten to disappear, the battle over proposed changes to WWOZ's studio and Armstrong Park intensifies.

MAC Attack 11 18 03
The governor's race is over. But for local gay politicos, questions remain about the lingering effect of Mayor Ray Nagin's decision to endorse Bobby Jindal.

Net Losses 10 14 03
In the face of global trade agreements and falling prices for their harvest, shrimpers along the coastal bayous fight to maintain their way of life.

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