The agency is working to fix the issue, after incorrectly telling some 7,600 clients they would have to pay back thousands of dollars in overpaid benefits.
New Orleans City Council passes restrictions on police use of tear gas
Under ordinance, tear gas can be used only to prevent loss of life, injury or to dislodge a barricaded violent suspect. It’s not yet clear how the department will interpret the language in policy.
Convention Center has spent nearly $50 million from reserves to keep operations going
Tax revenues for 2020 now expected to be less than half what officials estimated in 2019 due to collapsed tourism industry.
Backpacks, masks and temperature checks: NOLA Public Schools’ youngest students return to the classroom
Twelve New Orleans public schools are reopening for in-person classes this week. Students have been at home since March.
In DA candidate forum, candidates say they will put an end to tough on crime approach
Three out of four candidates participated in the Wednesday forum. All said they would depart from the policies of outgoing DA Leon Cannizzaro.
Some Tulane students are isolating at Airbnbs after testing positive for COVID-19
Students who spoke to The Lens reported little oversight from the university after opting to stay in an off-campus vacation rental.
Virtual learning resumes Wednesday, NOLA Public Schools announces
Hurricane Sally delayed the district’s plan to return to in-person learning. Schools can open to students Thursday.
City presents jail renovation plan to council committee as an alternative to new mental health facility
Committee members appear to support renovation plans as litigation over a Phase III continues in federal court
New Orleans doctors, medical researchers adapt to FDA plasma therapy authorization, but questions linger
Emergency use authorization can create an ethical dilemma for doctors interested in advancing science, but wanting to treat severely ill patients.
NOLA Public Schools cancels virtual class Tuesday due to Hurricane Sally
The first three days of in-person class had already been cancelled. The storm is expected to linger over the Gulf Coast on Tuesday.