Nick Chrastil on the jail’s controversial healthcare provider and Katy Reckdahl on the killing of an 18-year-old by JPSO and his mother’s account of the scene.
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City Council delays proposed $21 million contract extension for Wellpath, controversial jail healthcare provider
Though the city proposed a year extension for Wellpath, whose contract lapsed in May, the Council deferred approval. Councilwoman Helena Moreno is pushing for a full committee hearing to assess the company’s performance.
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‘No time for him to do anything’
Eighteen-year-old Calvin Cains III was killed by JPSO deputies on Tuesday in front of his mother, who says deputies didn’t announce themselves or give him a chance to surrender.
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Behind The Lens episode 207: ‘It’s not sustainable’
Nick Chrastil on a “re-envisioned” gun violence prevention initiative and Marta Jewson on the school board’s skyrocketing property insurance premiums.
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NOLA Public Schools braces for rising property insurance premiums
The district’s property insurance increased by nearly 50 percent last year.
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Back to ‘the lion’s den’ – violence interrupters to re-start street gun-violence interventions, as city partners with University Medical Center
The city’s proposed new contract with UMC — which goes before the City Council on Thursday — summarizes its purpose very simply: “New Orleans faces a severe epidemic of gun violence. Hospital-based violence-interruption programs are evidence-based interventions that can reduce shootings and preserve health and life.”
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State Supreme Court declines to take up case about Louisiana kids jailed out-of-state
The state’s highest court refuses opportunity to resolve long-standing dispute about whether shipping detained kids out of state violates Louisiana law.
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Behind The Lens episode 206: ‘Decades of savvy marketing’
Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl on the city’s gun violence prevention efforts. Joshua Rosenberg on the expansion of liquified natural gas in the state.
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City rolls out non-police 911 mental-health response
People experiencing a mental-health crisis could be more frequently stabilized and treated, not arrested.
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Behind the Lens Episode 205: ‘It took them a long time’
Nick Chrastil on a two security district officers accused of racial profiling. Joshua Rosenberg on a novel stormwater fee proposal. And Marta Jewson talks about one charter CEO’s raise amid financial trouble at the school.