Voluntarily evacuating for storms every few weeks is exhausting, for evacuees and their families.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans City Council bans facial recognition, predictive policing and other surveillance tech
The ordinance that was ultimately passed wasn’t as ambitious as the original, but advocates say it’s a good start.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 109: Slow news year
More ITEP requests from Folgers. Emails reveal more about NOPD’s use of facial recognition. And a look back at The Lens’ coverage of everything that was 2020.
Posted inCriminal Justice
As DA, Jason Williams plans to keep a list of police officers with credibility issues he won’t take cases from
Details are limited, but Williams says he expects it to be a “collaborative process” with the police department.
Posted inSchools
Orleans Parish School Board unanimously rejects six Folgers tax breaks
Officials said the district could not “fiscally tolerate” any additional financial loss during the pandemic. Earlier, the N.O. City Council delayed a vote on most of the exemptions.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council rejects two Folgers tax exemptions, defers voting on four others
A final City Council vote on the remaining four Folgers exemptions is expected on Jan. 14.
Posted inCoronavirus
More than 70 Louisiana hospitals have received vaccine doses, Edwards says
Due to ‘angel doses,’ state may have thousands more than initially reported.
Posted inCoronavirus
COVID-19 cases hold steady in NOLA Public Schools, 769 people quarantining
Officials cautioned New Orleanians to keep holiday gatherings small so school can reopen in-person after the holiday break.
Posted inCoronavirus
As COVID-19 numbers rise statewide, New Orleans will not add restrictions on bars
The city of New Orleans’ percent of positive tests fell just below the state threshold this week.
Posted inCriminal Justice
After overwhelming defeat at polls, French Quarter security sales tax heading back to the ballot in April
The success of the ballot measure could come down to whether the French Quarter Management District and the city can strike a deal on the use and control over the funds.