Despite city law, New Orleans’ hasn’t had public contract database since 2019 cyber attack
Database is not expected to be fully functional until September.
Parent group calls for delay to school year amid rising COVID-19 cases
Behind The Lens episode 90: ‘Ring ring goes the bell’
Gov. Edwards hosts a who's who of White House officials and Republican leaders, including Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. We hear more about the federal push to reopen schools, come hell or high water, with columnist Stephanie Grace.
As they resist order to build Phase III of New Orleans jail, city and advocates discuss mental health care alternatives
Groups push for treatment and care options outside of the criminal justice system
Council members begin process to renew French Quarter sales tax for state trooper patrols
City officials are considering using the tax revenue for a patrol of off-duty NOPD officers instead of State Police troopers.
State: Exception to President’s visa ban will allow 70 teachers from abroad
Uptown’s French-curriculum Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans faced a staff shortage of up to 35 percent of their teachers due to the virus and President's visa ban.
BESE approves minimum standards for school reopening
Some parents and educators don’t think the measures go far enough while others urged the state to allow local districts to set their own policies.
About 3,800 people apply for Entergy bill relief program in first ten days, company tells City Council
The program has enough funding to serve about 50,000 customers. Moreno asks Entergy to push public awareness.
Protecting our vulnerable front-line workers
"To be clear, there is no evidence that racial and ethnic minorities have an inherently greater predilection of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or dying from it when compared to white persons. A more accurate predictor of infection is poverty, and a higher likelihood of working at jobs that can’t be done remotely."
School buildings may have to stay closed in phase two, district evaluating
District and city officials said they will announce a plan next week.
