The Central Carrollton Association (CCA), a neighborhood group, has partnered with Faith New Orleans for the last four years to lead one of the largest volunteer recycling efforts in the city.
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Pushback against Phase III amps up, as construction looms
Councilman calls proposed Phase III mental-health facility, “goofiest thing,” but the new push against the facility comes as contractors gear up to start building.
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Behind The Lens episode 209: ‘Can his memory inspire change in New Orleans?’
This week on Behind The Lens, Managing Editor Katy Reckdahl remembers Revell Andrews.
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Conditions backslid for first part of Sheriff Hutson’s tenure over New Orleans jail, monitors find
Jail is plagued by too much contraband and use of force by deputies while lacking proper healthcare and classification.
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Criminal-justice reform groups want Governor Edwards to veto these bills before upcoming deadline
The bills would roll back landmark reforms passed during Edwards’ administration, advocates say
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Revell Andrews, Picture of Potential
Andrews, 18, was killed Monday — “for nothing,” as he came home from his summer job
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Weeks before projected groundbreaking, Sheriff Susan Hutson files motion in federal court to stop construction of controversial Phase III jail building
City officials are mostly united in their opposition to building the new 89-mental health facility, which is slated to cost $109 million.
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Einstein’s Reed High School resolves last year’s graduation woes, district says
NOLA Public Schools is lifting the warning issued last year to the school, when fewer than half of its graduating students met state requirements.
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Behind The Lens episode 208: ‘She’s heartbroken’
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.