Former-State Rep. Walt Leger, the new board chairman of the Convention Center, says the center will push forward with large, controversial developments despite ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Area healthcare workers develop faster testing methods, new ventilator techniques and participate in trials for potential treatments.
The announcement follows a request from state education leaders to cancel the remainder of the academic year.
Governor’s office says the memo was inadvertently released. Advocates worry politics is being placed over public health.
From schools to prisons, homes to businesses, there is nothing in our region that's not impacted by the coronavirus. We'll hear from Lens reporters, covering a community in crisis.
With early signs of flattening the curve, ventilator rationing has become a less immediate concern for the New Orleans area.
While tourism- and oil-dependent Louisiana may take a bigger hit than many states, New Orleans’ charter schools have unique protection in federal programs.
The releases come five days after the U.S. Attorney General directed prisons to “maximize appropriate use of home confinement.”
The Governor said he would sign an order after meeting with acting state superintendent. The announcement came hours after the state board of education requested schools not reopen.
"Medical experts for the Department of Homeland Security have called the nationwide ICE system 'a frighteningly efficient mechanism for rapid spread of the virus to otherwise remote areas of the country where many detention centers are housed.'"
