A growing backlog in Criminal District Court. And a drop in public school attendance from before the pandemic.
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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
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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
Posted inHealth
After break, some Tulane professors worry about return to campus
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.