The city also discussed recent issues with trash collection delays.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Police association accuses NOPD Public Integrity Bureau of ignoring, covering up alleged misconduct by politically favored cops
PANO is asking the city’s Civil Service Commission to open an investigation into PIB.
Posted inCoronavirus
No masks required for vaccinated NOLA Public Schools staff, students this fall
Unvaccinated staff and students must still wear masks and quarantine if necessary.
Posted inHealth
Tulane School of Medicine placed on probation by accreditor amid allegations of racism, lack of diversity
Graduate medical programs at the university attracted national attention earlier this year following the suspension of Dr. Princess Dennar.
Posted inSchools
Judge’s order temporarily prevents OPSB from closing Singleton Charter
The two sides will have a hearing Thursday.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 134: ‘A strike for better wages and working conditions’
The Orleans school district moves to close Singleton Charter School. City Councilmembers vow not to take Entergy campaign donations and city employees ask for $15/hour. And Medicaid recipients should watch for renewal information as eligibility will begin again when the federal COVID-19 ‘public health emergency’ ends.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council approves $15 minimum wage for city contractors, but city employees say they deserve the same
The new Living Wage Ordinance for contractors would raise the minimum to $13.25 an hour next year and $15 in 2023. Some direct city employees earn far less, and the council can’t change that on its own.
Posted inOpinion
It’s time to lend your voice to the coastal conversation
The water isn’t going anywhere. We must all learn to live and work with it.
Posted inSchools
NOLA Public Schools moves to close Singleton Charter School this summer
If the superintendent’s recommendation stands, Singleton Charter School will close and scatter students across other city charter schools before school starts in the fall.
Posted inCriminal Justice
City Council moves toward full decriminalization of marijuana possession, pardons for anyone cited after 2010
A proposed law would give “prospective pardons” to anyone cited for marijuana possession under city law.