The NOLA Public Schools district is hosting several vaccination events over the next week for children 5 and older.
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Sheriff’s race to head to runoff between Gusman and Susan Hutson
Former Independent Police Monitor has cast herself as a progressive alternative to the long-time sheriff.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Badon, Lombard going to runoff in Criminal District Court Clerk race
The two City Court clerks are vying to replace Arthur Morrell, who is retiring after more than a decade in the post.
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Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat
Moreno, Giarrusso easily keep their seats on the council. Others headed to a second round.
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Cantrell wins second term as mayor
Incumbent mayor defeats 13 challengers, cruising to a second term without a runoff.
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Cantrell admin again vows to ramp up short-term rental enforcement
On the fifth day of the City Council’s budget hearings, administration officials laid out how it planned to crack down on STR enforcement and restore trust in the Department of Safety and Permits.
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Behind The Lens episode 149: ‘I would say that if I was district attorney’
Budget hearings: Orleans Parish DA’s office, but not the Sheriff’s Office. A ‘smart cities’ proposal draws some privacy concerns. Renaming Lusher Charter School. And school agencies want out of a long-running consent decree.
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Lusher board delays final vote on new name
The board considered, and voted to reject, keeping ‘Lusher’ by renaming the school in honor of a different Lusher. The renaming process has raised transparency questions.
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NOLA Public Schools, state Dept. of Education want out of long-running special education consent judgment, but civil rights lawyers say they’re not ready
The two education agencies have been overseen by court-appointed monitors for nearly seven years under a settlement agreement. Now they say it’s time to exit the agreement.
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At budget hearing, council raises privacy, cost concerns over ‘smart cities’ proposal
A proposal under consideration by the Cantrell administration would create a city-led internet service and lead to the installation of thousands of ‘smart’ devices that could collect data on residents.