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NOLA Public Schools looking for new operators at closing-school buildings

Recently announced closures will leave three district-owned buildings empty this summer. Officials are seeking other schools — currently located in deteriorating buildings — to move in.
by Marta Jewson February 16, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

Louisiana Supreme Court to hear case that could determine fate of hundreds convicted by split juries

The court will consider a 25-year-old murder case decided by a 10-2 jury.
by Nick Chrastil February 15, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

District tracking 268 COVID-19 cases in schools

Some data on cases and quarantines appears to still be missing in the district’s latest weekly report.
by Marta Jewson February 15, 2022 Updated February 15, 2022

Entergy defends billing accuracy, but few details on whether bills are rising

The company also claims to have made major improvements since it accidentally cut power to thousands of customers during Mardi Gras 2021.
by Michael Isaac Stein February 14, 2022 Updated February 14, 2022

Sheriff-elect Susan Hutson files opposition to Phase III in appellate court

Hutson says her reforms will bring mental health care into compliance with consent decree without requiring new facility.
by Nick Chrastil February 14, 2022 Updated February 14, 2022

School enrollment down in Louisiana, Orleans Parish

School leaders say classroom attendance is rebounding after a dip during the omicron surge.
by Marta Jewson February 14, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

Brandon Jackson, convicted of armed robbery in split-jury vote, granted parole

Jackson was the subject of an investigation by The Lens and Al Jazeera Fault Lines into the ongoing legacy of the state's split-jury verdict law, years after it was repealed.
by Nick Chrastil February 11, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

Council advances funding plan for SWB substation over concerns from Cantrell administration

Councilwoman Moreno questioned the authenticity of Cantrell’s objections, asking whether they were simply “a delay tactic.”
by Michael Isaac Stein February 10, 2022 Updated February 10, 2022

Holes in NOLA Public Schools’ COVID data reporting emerge

The district reported less than half as many cases as the state did last week, and the largest charter network was incorrectly reported as having zero cases.
by Marta Jewson February 10, 2022 Updated February 10, 2022

Brandon Jackson, convicted in split-jury verdict in Bossier Parish, to go before parole board on Friday

Jackson is one of hundreds of people still locked up more than three years after non-unanimous jury verdicts were outlawed in the state.
by Nick Chrastil February 9, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

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