public meetings gadfly Sandra “18” Wheeler Hester amicably settled a lawsuit for damages that she filed against the business. But the outcome of her case against Kenner and its police force ...

Sandra Wheeler Hester, the longtime community activist sometimes affectionately referred to as the "18-Wheeler," single-handedly shut down a meeting of the Orleans Parish School Board on Monday.

"(The councilmembers) are trying to control Sandra Hester, and that will never happen. They will never be able to control me," community activist Sandra Wheeler-Hester said.Hester said she's the ...