The Easter holiday, spring break and eased health restrictions all coinciding could lead to more cases, but they wouldn’t show up for another week.
Posted inCriminal Justice
A quarter of people incarcerated in the Orleans Parish jail have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to sheriff
State vaccine shipment data don’t match the sheriff’s figures.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 121: ‘But that’s not a quota’
A traffic enforcement grant program may violate state law. Plea deals for people convicted by non-unanimous juries. And NOLA Public Schools stops tracking attendance data.
Posted inOpinion
A prudent proposal to save Louisiana’s petrochemical industry
I am a supreme thinker.
Posted inCoronavirus
New Orleans school attendance rate improving, but one-third of students have missed 10 days of school or more
As attendance plummeted during the pandemic, the school district began collecting attendance data from charter schools. With recent improvements, it has suspended the initiative.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Defendants whose non-unanimous convictions were tossed take plea deals on lesser charges
More than a dozen people appeared in court on Wednesday after making deals with the Orleans Parish DA’s office. Many are now set to go free immediately.
Posted inCoronavirus
COVID-19 cases dip slightly in schools; older students now eligible for vaccine
One school cancelled in-person classes after a vaccination drive to allow staff to recover from temporary side effects.
Posted inCriminal Justice
State traffic enforcement grant includes arrest ‘targets,’ possibly violating state law against quotas
The state denies that the language creates quotas, saying that funding is not dependent on meeting the targets.
Posted inSchools
Amid background check investigation, Singleton Charter appoints interim CEO
The CEO and CFO resigned last week after a critical report from NOLA Public Schools on how the school conducted employee background checks. NOPD and Louisiana State Police are investigating the issue.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Louisiana pays $52K to woman who says former New Orleans judge groped her
Byron C. Williams retains judicial retirement benefits despite being suspended for 18 months.