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Summer school will be virtual only, district says

Several schools had planned to offer in-person classes over the summer.
by Marta Jewson May 14, 2020 Updated May 14, 2020

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.
by Marta Jewson May 14, 2020 Updated May 14, 2020

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?"
by Willmarine Hurst May 13, 2020 Updated May 14, 2020

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.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 12, 2020 Updated May 12, 2020

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.
by Marta Jewson May 12, 2020 Updated May 12, 2020

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.
by Nick Chrastil May 12, 2020 Updated May 12, 2020

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."
by A'Niya Robinson May 12, 2020 Updated May 12, 2020

New Orleans to begin reopening the economy May 16, but with more restrictions than rest of state

Cantrell's announcement came just hours before Governor John Bel Edwards announced the end of the state-wide stay at home order.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 11, 2020 Updated May 11, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 80: That business upriver

Featuring interviews this week with Russel Honore', Marylee Orr and Jeff Asher, along with some of the best news investigators in Louisiana.
by Tom Wright May 8, 2020 Updated May 8, 2020

Scientists race for vaccine, but still struggle to understand how new virus works

New complications seen in a small number of children just one recent wrinkle in learning about what COVID-19 does.
by Leslie Cardé May 8, 2020 Updated May 9, 2020

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