Food workers are considered essential employees and have experienced some of the worst outbreaks the state has seen. But they were not part of the state’s earliest eligibility groups.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Proposed state law would give discretion to judges on habitual offender sentences
Judges would be allowed to overrule prosecutors seeking decades-long sentence enhancements.
Posted inCriminal Justice
New policy says Orleans prosecutors should refuse all low-level drug charges except those for heroin and fentanyl
Previously, Williams said only that he would refuse low-level marijuana charges.
Posted inSchools
NOLA Public Schools draws competition for City Council’s Harrah’s funds
New Orleans City Council members want more information from district officials before allotting $1.5 million to three district programs.
Posted inCoronavirus
State pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The decision, made out of an abundance of caution, officials said, comes at a critical time in state and city vaccinations efforts.
Posted inCoronavirus
COVID-19 cases remain low in NOLA Public Schools
NOLA Public Schools reports two fewer ‘active cases’ this week than last.
Posted inCoronavirus
Vaccine equity improving in city, but still not reflective of racial demographics
Data Center report finds that early eligibility groups meant that the vaccine was more likely to go to at-risk white residents.
Posted inNews
NOLA Public Schools warns Sophie B. Wright for special education
District notes outdated IEPs, changes to service logs.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 122: ‘We just didn’t know if it was crazy, or if it was going to do what we hoped’
New district warnings issued to New Orleans schools for policy violations. Vaccinations at the city jail. And new research finds that the city’s approach to COVID testing equity was a success.
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City-run walk-up testing helped achieve COVID testing equity goals, study finds
The sites increased testing in Black census tracts, appear to have benefitted the elderly.