Allan Katz and Leonard Pitts in the studio of “Louisiana Newsmaker.” (photo by Bert Steele for UptownMessenger.com)
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. was in New Orleans today touting his new book, “Freeman.” But the questions everyone was asking him centered on plans of the Newhouse family to turn the Times-Picayune into a three-day-a-week newspaper. Not surprisingly, it’s a subject the nationally syndicated columnist whose work appears twice weekly in the T-P has given lots of thought. On another subject, Pitts also is optimistic about President Barack Obama’s chances of beating challenger Mitt Romney on November 6. Continue reading »
Two armed robberies were reported Wednesday night in the Lower Garden District and in Central City, each near two other armed robberies reported the previous night, according to police reports.
ENCORE Academy, the new charter school that will emphasize both music classes and individualized instruction, is holding a meet-and-greet for both enrolled and prospective parents tonight that will feature a drum-education group, officials said.
Two women were robbed of their purses by a man armed with a gun Tuesday night in the Lower Garden District, police said.
The leadership of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans will travel to Baton Rouge on Monday morning to discuss its second-grade expansion with the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.