The tax breaks go to the full board on Thursday, the same day that the City Council is set to vote on the requests from Folgers.
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Report: Corrections officials in Louisiana failed to protect inmates, staff from COVID-19
Promise of Justice Initiative criticizes state and federal response at jails and prisons statewide.
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‘There was this sense of relief’: Vaccinations begin in Louisiana
Nearly 40,000 doses are expected to arrive this week. Ochsner, VA Medical Center and LCMC have confirmed receiving shipments.
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Citizens should not have to call for independent disaster investigations
Bipartisan legislation would create a new board to study the underlying causes of disaster-related fatalities and property damage nationwide.
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City releases dozens of pages of emails on police use of facial recognition
The emails show that the NOPD and Louisiana State Police have had a formal relationship since at least 2018 that provides the NOPD access facial recognition software.
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Behind The Lens episode 108: We voted
A wrap on last week’s election from our panel of reporters.
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Ochsner to receive more than 9,000 vaccine doses
The largest shipment is coming to New Orleans area.
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‘Every single person in that office has to understand the culture shift’: How Jason Williams plans to remake prosecution in New Orleans
The DA-elect lays out his plan for hiring staff and a new Civil Rights Division to be headed by former director of the Innocence Project New Orleans
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With FDA authorization pending, Louisiana expects first shipment of vaccine within days
An advisory panel on Thursday recommended the agency approve an emergency use authorization. Frontline healthcare workers would be the first to be vaccinated.
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NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases hold steady at 80, 712 quarantining
The cases are spread across 44 campuses, more than half the city’s public schools.