Edwards, speaking in New Orleans, briefs public on Zeta damage
The biggest problem locally is mass power outages. Edwards said that while bringing everyone back online could take days, major transmission lines took little damage.
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NOLA Public Schools cancels classes Friday due to Hurricane Zeta
Students’ families should hear about next week by Sunday.
Parish Clerk, Secretary of State assessing conditions at New Orleans voting sites after Hurricane Zeta
November 3 Election Day is approaching quickly. A decision is expected to be made on any polling place relocations in the next few days.
NOLA Public Schools cancels classes Thursday due to Hurricane Zeta
The storm is expected to cause power outages in the city.
‘We will get impacts from this’: City officials prep for Hurricane Zeta
Wind, not rain, is expected to be the major threat during this fast-moving storm.
As Zeta approaches, New Orleans school district calls off afternoon virtual classes
The storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon.
NOLA Public Schools pivots to virtual learning for Hurricane Zeta
Zeta is the seventh system forecast to hit the region this year.
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‘I’m not racist’ because…
I was so busy telling myself how not racist I was that I wasn’t paying attention to my own behavior and recognizing myself in the discussions of racial bias in America.
Holy Cross School: The how and why of losing historic buildings
It’s past time for the developers of the historic school building to step up, preserve and maintain it.
We do not need another jail complex
We need more community-based mental health services, not Phase III.
Militias: a dangerous symptom of the right’s national romanticism
Militias are symptoms of a more profound problem: Many Americans can’t come to terms with the horrors and hypocrisy that seeded the foundations of this country.
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