Tulane resumed in-person classes this week, but even its extensive COVID response didn’t control outbreaks last semester.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘The system is at a breaking point’: New DA, public defenders work to reduce backlog of cases at Criminal District Court
Jason Williams is re-screening cases accepted by Cannizzaro’s administration, and public defenders say many low-level cases should be dismissed or diverted.
Posted inOpinion
The truth will out
Left-wingers, right-wingers: Don’t lose heart. The truth about the presidential election of 2020 will soon be laid bare.
Posted inCoronavirus
K-12 enrollment down statewide, in Orleans Parish
Declines seen across the state. Lower enrollment in pre-K, kindergarten accounted for about half of the enrollment drops, officials said.
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases decline; announcement on reopening could come this week
District officials have said Thursday is the earliest they will evaluate health data.
Posted inCriminal Justice
New DA says ‘large swath’ of prosecutors from Cannizzaro administration will stay on
But Williams told The Lens he plans to shake up the leadership in the office.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 111: Looks like we have a few people missing today
Chronically absent students. Property tax cuts for businesses. And a new DA is inaugurated in Orleans Parish.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council rejects multimillion-dollar Folgers tax breaks
Approvals for a package of tax breaks, including two that were rejected last month, could have cost the city $25 million over a decade.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans City Council approves new bike share agreement
The city is partnering with a new nonprofit, Blue Krewe, which will develop a bikeshare system by September
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council members vote to put new French Quarter security sales tax on April ballot despite Cantrell administration objections
The revenue would be administered by the appointed French Quarter Management District instead of the City Council, under the new proposal.