In a virtual board meeting with technical difficulties, the public criticized the lack of process and timing of the proposed move.
The federal judge says he doesn’t have the authority to mandate releases of vulnerable prisoners from Oakdale. Seven Oakdale prisoners have died of the disease so far.
A new annual audit gives more clues to how much money the Convention Center really has to spend.
How waste contractors are dealing with heavier, more hazardous loads.
Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s contract expires next summer. The board may also consider changes to his performance metrics, given the pandemic.
Orleans Sheriff’s Office has no plans to move patients to Camp J at Angola as other local jails have.
Coalition of unions, advocates plans to continue pressure campaign for greater relief
Judges said that the DA's office may still prevail with an immunity defense, but they did not agree with the arguments they presented.
The district also shared an initial financial forecast.
A Cantrell Administration memo from last week includes similar guidelines for employee leave, following rules set out by new federal law.
