Metro New Orleans testing and treatment hub reports that its tests are down nearly 90 percent from an average year.
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Behind The Lens episode 104: ‘Indefinitely and perpetually’
A wrap on Tuesday’s local elections. (Those have actually ended.) And the Wisner Trust is back in the news again.
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NOLA Public Schools reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, 160 quarantining
Ten total ‘active’ cases connected to New Orleans public schools, according to the district’s weekly update.
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Juveniles in adult jail may be obstacle to city’s bid to scrap Phase III facility
With a decision on the proposed new jail building in the balance and a larger juvenile jail available, Cantrell administration reverses tough stance on placing youths in Orleans Justice Center.
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DA candidates Landrum, Williams advance to December runoff election
Landrum led most of the night. The contest came down to whether Williams or former Judge Arthur Hunter would face her in December.
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Brown, Parker win OPSB seats, and five other races head to runoff
Incumbent Leslie Ellison just missed the majority required to avoid the runoff.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
After contentious Civil District Court race, Jennifer Medley unseats incumbent Christopher Bruno
Race was overshadowed by feud between Bruno and entrepreneur Sidney Torres, who backed Medley. Other Civil District Court incumbents running on Tuesday won their races.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
In midst of ‘unprecedented’ budget crisis, city may be leaving millions on the table, and it’s not clear why
An agreement signed by Mayor LaToya Cantrell in March purports to extend a 100-year old land trust, and a costly revenue split, forever. But council members and lawyers aren’t sure the agreement is legal.
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Mayor may have committed misdemeanor by publicizing confidential information on Civil Service Commissioner
Days after a story about the Civil Service Commission, Cantrell sent a confidential Ethics Board letter to The Lens.
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Many NOLA Public Schools closed on Election Day
Some schools had a planned holiday while others assess damage and phone and internet outages.