Schools will close starting Monday and remain closed until April 13.
Posted inOpinion
Mardi Gras with the safety on
“Jamming 1.5 million humans into the same party space that struggled to accommodate half a million in 1970 is, put simply, unsafe.”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Public defenders request the release of all non-violent offenders in jail due to coronavirus
The city’s public defenders say detainees need reliable access to soap and hand-sanitizer.
Posted inSection G
The Section G Podcast episode 3: The cauldron
Some grew to love it. Others — ones who threatened to slow-up the breakneck pace of proceedings — weren’t allowed to practice in his courtroom at all.
Posted inSection G
The Section G Project Part 2: An Oral History of Section G
Part 2 in our series on the life and career of New Orleans Judge Frank Shea during the rise of mass incarceration.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Sewerage and Water Board to suspend service shutoffs during coronavirus emergency
The news follows demands from New Orleans City Council members that utilities suspend shutoffs. Entergy New Orleans agreed to suspend some shutoffs.
Posted inSchools
OPSB approves emergency declaration in response to coronavirus
Move will allow officials to quickly hire nurses, purchase supplies to prepare for potential closures.
Posted inOpinion
The case for a Resilient and Renewable Portfolio Standard
“It’s standard operating procedure in politics these days to deride bold policy reform as “pie-in-the-sky,” or a “pipe-dream.” This requires a willful ignorance of the fact that visionary policy, driven and shaped by grassroot movements, has always been the engine that moves our democracy forward.”
Posted inSchools
New Orleans school announces temporary closure after possible exposure to coronavirus
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans to close Thursday and Friday ‘out of an abundance of caution’
Posted inGovernment & Politics
‘The time is now’: City Council puts pause on additional public cameras to work on comprehensive surveillance regulations
Councilman Jason Williams said he was prompted to the delay the vote and create new regulations after meeting with the local community group Eye on Surveillance