No reports on the arrests of witnesses and crime victims, two years after passage of a law requiring them. Council hears about funding for new Entergy substation. And a privately run ICE facility is hit with a complaint for alleged human rights violations.
Posted inSchools
NOLA school district: Dryades YMCA owes hundreds of thousands to school it runs
A district warning letter says that the school is owed more than $1M from its parent organization and ‘other programs.’
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Mandated $15 minimum wage for city contractors speeds toward passage
Advocates and council members say that next, they want to raise wages for city employees and eventually all workers in Orleans Parish.
Posted inCoronavirus
Just three COVID-19 cases in public schools, as summer school winds down
About one-third of the city’s public school students are in summer classes.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Prosecutors failed to report data on arrests of victims and witnesses, despite requirement in state law
Two years after the legislature passed a law requiring DA’s offices to submit annual data on the use of material witness warrants, the reports only started coming in last week.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Tantamount to torture’: Complaint alleges inhumane conditions, overuse of solitary confinement at Pine Prairie immigrant detention center
GEO Group, the private prison corporation that runs the facility, denied the allegations.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council hears details on funding plan for Entergy substation at Sewerage and Water Board plant
The $34 million upfront investment from Entergy will cost more than $85 million to pay back.
Posted inOpinion
Mayor Cantrell, show us that you understand the significance of sacred ground. Transform the Municipal Auditorium into a cultural use.
The mayor’s City Hall proposal has done real damage to her reputation. Reversing course and creating a place that would honor the legacy of Congo Square would help restore confidence.
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Lycée Français CEO, COO to depart amid complaints, investigation
The school’s governing board has hired a consultant to investigate a number of allegations made by its former HR director in a lengthy letter.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 132: The ‘up to no good’ explanation
ACLU sues security district officers over traffic stop, alleging discrimination. School district says Singleton Charter violated ethics laws. And a $74M plan to reliably connect the Sewerage and Water Board to the power grid.