"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."
Cantrell's announcement came just hours before Governor John Bel Edwards announced the end of the state-wide stay at home order.
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New complications seen in a small number of children just one recent wrinkle in learning about what COVID-19 does.
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s unclear if students will return to classrooms in the fall.
Nearly 350 state prisoners have tested positive, 80 in New Orleans jail.
New Orleans, unlike most of the state, is relying on assurances from Entergy instead of mandating protections through regulatory action.
Some schools are planning in-person ceremonies later in the summer, others are awaiting word from local officials on restrictions.
DOC says the plan has “worked very well thus far.” The plaintiffs say inmates don’t receive adequate medical care and conditions are unsanitary.