Many workers in the city could face the choice between exposing themselves and their families to a deadly virus or losing their livelihoods.
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As schools face financial crisis, OPSB extends superintendent’s $250K contract more than a year before it expires
Public given little information on vote in advance of virtual meeting.
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Plea deals resume via video feed at New Orleans criminal court
The court has been closed, and many proceedings suspended, for two months due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Summer school will be virtual only, district says
Several schools had planned to offer in-person classes over the summer.
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Masks, small groups, no contact sports: what summer camps look like in phase one
Specific guidance focuses on limiting group sizes, daily health checks and increased sanitation. If able, all children over the age of two should wear cloth masks.
Posted inOpinion
An absence of normalcy
“Who could ever imagine that, in ‘The City That Care Forgot,’ and that Hurricane Katrina tried to destroy, we have yet another New Normal, which has become my New Abnormal?”
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New Orleans will start reopening the economy on Saturday. Here’s what Phase I will look like.
The city will add some restrictions on top of the state-wide ones, including a moratorium on casino operations.
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NOLA Public Schools district projects years of revenue declines as COVID-19 devastates local economy
A state report projects the largest sales tax losses across the state will occur in Orleans Parish.
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Oakdale inmate dies from COVID-19 two days after scheduled release
‘I would like for you to put in bold letters that we do hold the prison responsible for this,’ the man’s son told The Lens.
Posted inOpinion
COVID-19 is a reminder that racial injustice is deadly
“The COVID-19 pandemic is a tragic reminder of the deadly toll racial injustice takes on families and communities… That is why we need a real and honest conversation about how structural inequity and racism persist – and how they originated.”