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Aug 9, 202114 min read

The Devil is in the Details: Why You Should Oppose the Proposed Amendments to Plan of Government

This Wednesday, August 11th, the Metro Council is scheduled to consider amendments to our City-Parish Plan of Government, which is...

May 18, 20219 min read

The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: Lease Agreements or Redlining?

Predatory Lease Arrangements Currently Allowed By Louisiana Charter School Law and Their Implications for Majority African American...

Apr 22, 20213 min read

Damned if you do. Damned if you don't.

Thursday, April 22, 2021 I gather that Supt. Narcisse has once again proposed a new school calendar, which traditional public...

Apr 16, 20214 min read

EBR's Katrina Moment

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH'S KATRINA MOMENT Thursday, April 15, 2021 Two days before East Baton Rouge Parish public schools went on spring...

Feb 27, 20215 min read

February 24, 2021: In response to Exxon Mobil Corporation’s ITEP Application #20200425-ITE

On February 24, 2021, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council considered and subsequently approved an application for the Industrial Tax...

Jan 17, 20204 min read

Application for the Baton Rouge Metro Council District 12 Interim Seat

On Thursday, January 16th, I submitted the following cover letter and resume as my application for the District 12 interim seat on the...

Jan 31, 20198 min read

A Sinner's Sermon: Exxon, ITEP, and the Corporate Stockholm Syndrome

No other state subjects its public schools to their Industrial Tax Exemption Programs like Louisiana does. Most exempt them entirely. Did...

Oct 23, 20188 min read

Baton Rouge Business Report School Board Candidate Questionnaire

On Tuesday, October 9th, I received a request from Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister that I complete a candidate questionnaire....

Oct 17, 20181 min read

Five Things You Should Know About Charter Schools in Louisiana

1. The original charter school model was an ideal vision, which many people supported with the best of intentions. But the charter school...