Eileen Fleming

Air Quality Concerns Surface After South Louisiana Explosions

Eileen Fleming — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The sight of smoke billowing over three separate explosions in south Louisiana within a week may have caused some concern about air quality. Officials are confident that there was no health danger. Others aren’t so sure.

Coast Guard Winding Up BP Spill Cleanup In 3 States, But Not In Louisiana

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The Coast Guard is winding up its clean-up work in three Gulf Coast states with beaches soiled by the BP oil spill. But operations in Louisiana are continuing.

Jail Funding Battle Heads To Federal Court

Eileen Fleming — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The New Orleans criminal justice system will be center stage at federal court proceedings set to begin this week. The city argues it can’t pay for fixing the police department and jail at the same time.

Submarine Visit Canceled

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:28:45 +0000

Organizers have canceled Wednesday's display in New Orleans of the submarine that director James Cameron took to the deepest part of the ocean.

The Deepsea Challenger was set for public viewing outside the Audubon Aquarium, but a spokesman for the group transporting the submersible says traffic and space limitations made the one-day visit impossible.

The vehicle was driven by Cameron last year to the bottom of the Mariana trench in the western Pacific.

It’s on its way to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Young Audiences Opening Its First Charter School

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:30:00 +0000

There are art programs in schools. And there are schools devoted solely to art. A new charter school in Jefferson Parish is getting ready for a unique approach to education that uses art in traditional subjects.

Justice Department Asks Appeals Court To Lift Stay On Police Monitor

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The Justice Department has answered concerns of the City of New Orleans over the plan to reform the police department. It wants the federal appeals court to put the process back on track.

James Cameron's Solo Submarine Heads To New Orleans

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

The mini-submarine that director James Cameron used to explore the bottom of the sea will be on display Wednesday in New Orleans.

The Deepsea Challenger will be on the plaza outside the Audubon Aquarium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scientists will be at the display to explain the submersible’s technology.

Cameron operated the sub by himself. He went more than 35,700 feet under the surface of the western Pacific in March last year — and was able to stay there for three hours.

Get Ready: It's Hurricane Season

Eileen Fleming — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Officials throughout southeast Louisiana are asking residents to start planning now for hurricanes. A busy season is predicted.

Federal Appeals Court Sides With Mayor On Consent Decree

Eileen Fleming — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has gotten a reprieve — of sorts — from the consent decree process aimed at reforming the police department. But it’s just a temporary measure.

Environmental Group Says Taxpayers Foot Soaring Hurricane Costs

Eileen Fleming — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Hurricane season starts Saturday. And while experts can only predict how many will hit, one group says the clean-up bill will most certainly be high.