The CEO and CFO resigned last week after a critical report from NOLA Public Schools on how the school conducted employee background checks. NOPD and Louisiana State Police are investigating the issue.
Byron C. Williams retains judicial retirement benefits despite being suspended for 18 months.
The Convention Center moves forward on its massive "entertainment district." NOPD nearing full compliance with the consent decree. And COVID vaccinations among white New Orleans residents outpace vaccinations among Black residents.
Months after a report by The Lens on the problems, there is no word yet on an audit the university says is underway. And the Southern University chairman says the board will not be taking up the issue.
The school employed someone ineligible to work at the school because of a criminal conviction.
The Convention Center and development team now enter a year-long negotiating period for the massive new development.
Public defenders have pushed for mass dismissals of old cases and misdemeanors, but DA Jason Williams says prosecutors will look at each case individually
City-run initiatives are reaching more people of color, according to officials. But private vaccination sites may attract a whiter group.
The plan had previously been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
