More than a week after the Crescent City Connection incident, New Orleans’ police chief faces tough questions at City Council. And a new survey of New Orleans students supports the idea that the educational experience is split badly along racial lines.
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Council grills NOPD chief on use of tear gas on protesters
Ferguson struggles to answer questions about what danger the march posed as he maintains that blocking it was the right move.
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Orleans Parish School Board selects interim member, approves proposal to create racial equity plan
The board selected Grisela Jackson to serve out the final seven months of Ben Kleban’s term.
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Orleans school district prepares to take over Coghill charter, but lawsuit challenging move lingers
The federal suit, filed by Coghill’s charter group to stop the takeover, is not scheduled to go to trial until September, months after the district is scheduled to convert it into a direct-run school.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Police release body cam footage from expressway clash with protesters
Video released after criticism for use of tear gas, projectiles.
Posted inOpinion
Letter to editor on New Orleans’ COVID-19 feeding initiative
“I believe we could feed our fellow New Orleanians in a dignified way, rally the community behind a mission, and make sure no one goes hungry in the best food city in America,” writes the founder of the Krewe of Red Beans. But he says the city’s RFP has some issues.
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OPSB committee advances small financial relief for schools, property insurance set to increase
Community members asked for more input in the district’s COVID-19 reopening task force.
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Lawyer: ICE detainees who sued over COVID-19 concerns released on Tuesday
Federal lawsuit sought release of 14 people who are especially vulnerable to complications from the disease.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lawyers again ask federal judge to hold New Orleans Magistrate Harry Cantrell in contempt over bail practices
Civil rights group says the magistrate judge is violating an agreement made as part of a federal lawsuit.
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Pregnant in 2020: What it means to have a baby during a global pandemic and anti-racism uprising
From WWNO’s Crescent to Capitol.