A resolution, likely to go before the full City Council next week, would also restrict new late fees for Entergy customers.
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‘Wake Up and Learn’ Mayor, Superintendent call on community to help improve student attendance
Attendance rates are down and chronic absenteeism is on the rise as the pandemic carries on.
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There is no justice without healing
If non-unanimous verdicts are overturned and the cases retried, it will have a huge impact on those who assumed the legal process was over. Support is available.
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NOLA Public School COVID-19 cases inch down as students return to campus
Students returned to school Monday after a three-week campus closure.
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Behind The Lens episode 113: Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition
Disappearing scholarships at SUNO. A new data-sharing system for New Orleans law enforcement. Schools reopen. And the latest on the Phase III jail building.
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Will seniors get long-term food benefits when emergency meal program sunsets?
A city program has provided thousands with meals. But advocates say more is needed to ensure seniors are supported when it ends.
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LDH appears to be planning to scale up COVID-19 sequencing effort in the state
The effort will help identify newer variants of the disease.
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Donna Glapion appointed interim City Councilwoman
The only other frontrunner to fill out Jason Williams’ term withdrew his name on Thursday.
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NOLA Public Schools K-8 students can return to campus Monday
The announcement comes as the city moves to a modified phase two.
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City tentatively returns to Phase 2
Restrictions will remain tighter than those of the state until after Mardi Gras