Administration is banking on better-than-expected economy and federal aid to fund the additional payroll costs, otherwise layoffs may come by the end of the year
Posted inCoronavirus
At least one New Orleans school shuts in-person classes down due to rising COVID-19 numbers, staff exposures
School CEO says it is ‘unwise’ and ‘unethical’ to continue to operate as normal now that the city’s daily case counts and positivity rate have surpassed limits set in the fall.
Posted inOpinion
A marvelous New Orleans delicacy may soon disappear
If we don’t do anything to recover our declining oyster populations in Louisiana, this delicacy — a rare luxury in other parts of the country — could become out of reach for us, too.
Posted inOpinion
I am a serial evacuee
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.