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‘Every single person in that office has to understand the culture shift’: How Jason Williams plans to remake prosecution in New Orleans

The DA-elect lays out his plan for hiring staff and a new Civil Rights Division to be headed by former director of the Innocence Project New Orleans
by Nick Chrastil December 11, 2020 Updated December 11, 2020

With FDA authorization pending, Louisiana expects first shipment of vaccine within days

An advisory panel on Thursday recommended the agency approve an emergency use authorization. Frontline healthcare workers would be the first to be vaccinated.
by Philip Kiefer December 10, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases hold steady at 80, 712 quarantining

The cases are spread across 44 campuses, more than half the city's public schools.
by Marta Jewson December 10, 2020 Updated December 10, 2020

City Council saves $1.2 million by expanding in-house Entergy regulation, cutting consultants

The council has long relied on pricey — often politically connected — private firms to do its regulatory work.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 10, 2020 Updated December 10, 2020

Keep MRGO Closed. It’s Vital.

We must not forget the lessons learned from the MRGO disaster.
by Amanda Moore and Arthur J. Johnson December 10, 2020 Updated December 10, 2020

As the testing landscape changes, ‘percent positivity’ might not mean what you think

Statewide reporting on rapid tests is spotty.
by Philip Kiefer December 9, 2020 Updated December 9, 2020

NOLA Public Schools declines to renew Crocker College Prep; 17 charters win new contracts

Crocker was one of five schools with academic results that triggered ‘comprehensive review,’ a process that was expanded during the pandemic.
by Marta Jewson December 8, 2020 Updated December 8, 2020

Study: OneApp’s half-mile ‘priority’ is more likely to benefit white, higher-income students

About 15 percent of high-income kindergarten applicants had the priority for a high-demand school, compared to 8.7 percent of low-income applicants.
by Marta Jewson December 8, 2020 Updated December 9, 2020

City’s request to stop construction of Phase III jail facility should be denied, federal judge recommends

In scathing report, judge says he has “lost trust” in the city.
by Nick Chrastil December 7, 2020 Updated December 11, 2020

J.C. Romero tops OPSB incumbent Leslie Ellison in school board races

Ellison lost by 10 points after nearly winning outright in November.
by Marta Jewson December 5, 2020 Updated December 5, 2020

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