New Orleans jail detainees report serious injuries from raid last month. St. James Parish rejects zoning change for site of stalled methanol plant. And the New Orleans City Council takes action on short-term rentals and disputed water bills.
One man said he suffered two collapsed lungs after officers shot him with a bean-bag round and beat him, even as he was complying with orders. The Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the new accounts.
Environmental group raises questions about possible open meetings law violations in advance of the vote.
The ordinance would bar the Sewerage and Water Board from shutting off service or sending underpaid bills to a collections agency if the customer is disputing the bill.
The vote comes after a federal appeals court decision gutted the city’s short-term rental law.
Ronald Craige, who is diabetic, said he was not offered insulin for three-days during the standoff, despite Sheriff Susan Hutson’s claims that detainees refused their meds.
The documents confirm that the facility will house a maximum-security behavioral treatment program.
A ‘program summary’ suggests that the Angola facility could be used as a maximum-security unit for youths housed at any OJJ facility, not just Bridge City.
CDC says risk of in-school transmission is low.
The belt is predicted to stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.
