The board selected Grisela Jackson to serve out the final seven months of Ben Kleban’s term.
Posted inSchools
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.
Posted inCoronavirus
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.
Posted inCoronavirus
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.
Posted inWWNO
Pregnant in 2020: What it means to have a baby during a global pandemic and anti-racism uprising
From WWNO’s Crescent to Capitol.
Posted inCoronavirus
Domestic violence victims and advocates report breakdowns in stay-away order processing during COVID-19 restrictions
Missing records, state protective order database delays, limited access all created barriers to protection, according to people who spoke to The Lens.
Posted inCoronavirus
Alternate days, smaller class sizes, schools work through reopening scenarios
Bus service and classroom sizes will depend heavily on what phase New Orleans is in when school starts the first week of August.