The contractor was selected without a public bidding process. And a local surveillance watchdog group has concerns about how it will be used.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Prisoners over 70 in state-run facilities receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine
Some prison employees have received shots as well. No answers available yet on local pretrial detainees.
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases continue to decline as schools remain closed to in-person classes
The case declines among students and school staff follow a pattern of improving numbers in the city.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge says city can’t get out of building new jail facility
The city of New Orleans was asking to be let out of an order to build the so-called Phase III facility, intended for inmate medical and mental health care.
Posted inSchools
Scholarship students at SUNO describe broken promises, unexplained charges
University officials confirmed problems with a handful of scholarships this year, but it’s not yet clear if they are more widespread. SUNO is conducting an audit.
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools suspends COVID-19 testing, pending state review
FDA warns of false negatives with the test the school district was using.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 112: Virtual standstill
A growing backlog in Criminal District Court. And a drop in public school attendance from before the pandemic.
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools to remain virtual-only for now
Though city health data has improved, officials say there is more work to be done.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council defers library board appointment after public pushback
Nominee Dana Henry actively campaigned for a 2020 ballot measure that would have stripped 40 percent of the library’s tax collections
Posted inOpinion
New Orleans to Congress: Hold neo-Confederate Louisiana conservatives accountable
A free citizenry cannot allow its government officials to refuse the legitimacy of a democratic election process and face no sanction at all