“Refugees have no business being behind bars in the first place, and their continued detention threatens not only their health – but the health and safety of the community at large.”
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State may activate convention center to house coronavirus patients
Board chairman Melvin Rodrigue said a decision could come down from the state “by the end of the day” on Wednesday.
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New Orleans schools meal service to go to two days per week, will still provide five days worth of food
Meal pickups will only be open Monday and Wednesday beginning next week.
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New Orleans in the Age of Social Distancing
“By the top of last week, New Orleans had the second-highest rate of cases per capita in the country, after Seattle. Our economic vulnerability ranks third among the 100 largest metro areas in the United States, after Las Vegas and Orlando. Yet, for whatever reason, it doesn’t rank anywhere near those numbers in national news coverage of the crisis.”
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LCMC CEO: Protective gear ‘is at low levels’
UMC employee concerned about health, reports sharing gear with other staff.
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As courts move to videoconferences, a fight for public access
Watchdog group says that public access is a “constitutional and traditional right, especially during these critical times.”
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The Advocate furloughing employees and cutting staff hours
Layoffs are related to advertising losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Executives say they hope the cuts are temporary.
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As coronavirus spreads, everyone needs a rocking chair
Panic and anxiety are two emotions experienced with the coronavirus pandemic. Both are underlying characteristics in a grief cycle. And self-isolation or self-quarantine may cause depression or denial of social responsibility to slow the spread of the virus.
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Employees report rationing of protective gear at Touro, hospital administration denies it
A UMC employee says that supplies there are fine for now, but worries about what could come.
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Governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
Order goes into effect at 5 p.m. Monday.