The state is retrofitting the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center to house coronavirus patients who are still in recovery and need supervision, but don’t need to the acute care of a hospital setting.
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Recent New Orleans arrestee positive for coronavirus, state Supreme Court warns a jail outbreak could be ‘catastrophic’
At least three people have tested positive for the virus while in custody at the New Orleans jail. Twenty-two Sheriff’s Office staffers have also tested positive.
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Behind The Lens episode 75: Business matters
New Orleans’ tourism economy is on hold and the Convention Center is being used as a makeshift hospital. But that’s not stopping center management from pursuing a new hotel development. And we’ll get a sense of the economic damage from COVID-19.
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‘When do we pause?’ As city struggles, Convention Center pushes forward with $1.2 billion plans for hotel, renovations, ‘entertainment district’
Council members, advocates urge the Convention Center to reconsider its priorities.
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Four confirmed coronavirus deaths at Louisiana federal prison
Inmates say they fear for their lives. Officials are no longer testing and will not release number of suspected cases
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Governor says Louisiana schools shuttered through April 30
Earlier Thursday, the state said high school seniors could graduate by completing courses online.
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Civil rights lawyers sue ICE, demanding immediate release of detainees at high risk from coronavirus
Lawsuit says facilities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are not taking precautions against infection, making dangerous outbreaks inevitable. A spokesman for the agency disputes that.
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New Orleans Juvenile Court extends closure
The court was originally scheduled to reopen this week. That has been extended to at least April 13, and could be extended further.
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High school seniors can finish online, pass/fail, other options for Class of 2020 amid COVID-19 school closure
Officials have waived several graduation requirements, including certain state exams and seat time, in response to the statewide school closure.
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My mom survived the coronavirus
“She had been taking precautions, I knew of no exposure, and her symptoms were not those we had been warned about… At 7:19 on Saturday night, I received a phone call that made my knees go out from under me.”