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With city funding uncertain, OPSB committee advances proposal to shift district money

For years, the city’s Harrah’s Casino fund provided an annual allocation to several NOLA Public Schools district programs, as required by a lease agreement with the casino. The agreement changed last year.
by Marta Jewson May 19, 2021 Updated May 19, 2021

New Orleans COVID-19 meal assistance program to end soon

The city sent out an email on Friday saying that the federally funded program, which has fed more than 10,000 people, would come to an end this month. But an official said that email was 'premature.' Still, the city now plans to end the program after June.
by Philip Kiefer May 19, 2021 Updated May 20, 2021

SW&B director faces question from City Council over May 12 boil water advisory

The meeting did not produce any firm answers on what could have been done to avoid the drop in water pressure.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 18, 2021 Updated May 18, 2021

NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases up; quarantines double, topping 500

Despite loosening of face covering rules, masks are still required at schools around the state.
by Marta Jewson May 17, 2021 Updated May 17, 2021
SCOTUS exterior, 11/2/19 credit Jessica Rosgaard

Supreme Court declines to apply split-jury ban retroactively

More than 1,000 Louisiana prisoners not covered by a previous decision were convicted by split juries. Advocates are now urging the state to act to overturn old non-unanimous verdicts.
by Nick Chrastil May 17, 2021 Updated May 26, 2022

Angola prisoner files federal suit over ‘bizarre and lawless’ parole revocation

Pulling Bobby Sneed’s parole after he was cleared of disciplinary infractions violated his constitutional rights and state law, according to the suit.
by Charles Maldonado May 17, 2021 Updated May 17, 2021

Behind The Lens episode 127: ‘There might be some politics behind the process or behind the scenes’

New charter school contract language shelved. Cantrell now backs full renewal of library tax. And an update on Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed.
by Carolyne Heldman May 14, 2021 Updated May 14, 2021

Bill to provide relief to people still in prison with non-unanimous jury verdicts deferred pending Supreme Court decision

Advocates are pushing to have the bill passed regardless of the ruling
by Nick Chrastil May 13, 2021 Updated May 26, 2022

City lays out plans for $400M in federal coronavirus aid

Cantrell administration expects the money will be needed to make up for a weak local economy for several years.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 13, 2021 Updated May 13, 2021

NOLA Public Schools district shelves proposed changes to charter contracts after pushback from schools

The changes included increased protections against retaliation and requirements on reporting suspected abuse to the district. The district will now seek to approve them through OPSB policy, rather than contract revisions.
by Marta Jewson May 13, 2021 Updated May 14, 2021

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