City: Renovations of jail facility to temporarily house inmates with acute mental illness now complete
A legal battle continues over a permanent housing solution.
‘We’re looking at a lot of new homeless people’: Service providers report growing number of people on street as pandemic drags on
A recent survey by Unity of Greater New Orleans found the number of homeless people was more than four times its previous estimate a few months ago.
State data on COVID-19 outbreaks at colleges disappeared last week, but officials say new reports coming soon
The state stopped reporting K-12 outbreaks as well. For weeks, officials have been promising to publish data on infections in K-12 schools. But it’s not clear when that will happen.
NOLA Public Schools collects first round of virtual attendance
The district will monitor attendance to see if a system-wide intervention is necessary.
Recent death at New Orleans jail being treated as a suicide, officials say
Robert Rettman is the third New Orleans inmate to die in jail this year.
City allowed confederate monument supporters to appraise value of vandalized McDonogh statue, potentially upping charges for accused demonstrator
NOLA Public Schools will reopen to youngest students as city continues to see promising case numbers
Students in fifth grade and older will continue learning virtually until October.
Behind The Lens episode 96: ‘The effects tend to linger’
Disasters and mental health. A defamation lawsuit from a former New Orleans charter school administrator. And an unusually forceful criminal justice resolution from the City Council.
No place for intimidation and fear: Tenants’ rights must be protected, especially during economic crisis caused by COVID-19
"We will not be intimidated by any attempts to keep tenants from learning critical information regarding their protection."
Former Collegiate Academies administrator sues for defamation after charter group, district, publicly criticized her
Whitney Omosefe’s lawyer argues the network’s decision to cast out the assistant principal, rather than defend its policies, was both racially motivated and meant to maintain relationships with district officials.
