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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.
by Marta Jewson January 21, 2021 Updated January 24, 2021

Council defers library board appointment after public pushback

by Michael Isaac Stein January 21, 2021 Updated January 21, 2021

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
by C.W. Cannon January 21, 2021 Updated January 21, 2021

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.
by Philip Kiefer January 20, 2021 Updated January 20, 2021

‘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.
by Nick Chrastil January 20, 2021 Updated January 20, 2021

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.
by Jed Horne January 20, 2021 Updated January 20, 2021

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.
by Marta Jewson January 19, 2021 Updated January 19, 2021

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.
by Marta Jewson January 19, 2021 Updated January 19, 2021

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.
by Nick Chrastil January 15, 2021 Updated January 15, 2021

Behind The Lens episode 111: Looks like we have a few people missing today

Chronically absent students. Property tax cuts for businesses. And a new DA is inaugurated in Orleans Parish.
by Carolyne Heldman January 15, 2021 Updated March 11, 2021

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