COVID-19 cases, quarantines drop in NOLA Public Schools
The district is requiring children over 5 to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1.
Reported COVID cases in Louisiana prisons more than double in a week
Cases among prison staff are also up. The spike follows major increases in the general state, national population due to the omicron variant.
Council rehires longtime utility consultants, but launches search for potential replacements
Behind The Lens episode 156: Surveillance creep
The city finds yet another use for its expanded surveillance network. A dispute between OPSB and the New Orleans City Council over grants. And a wrap of the second week of the David Wade Correctional Center civil rights trial.
School Board praises City Council’s reversal on education grants
The money funds three district programs that serve children in the juvenile justice system and those struggling with attendance, truancy and behavioral issues.
Mental health care at state prison is ‘insufficient, and almost non-existent,’ expert testifies in federal civil rights trial
The case, filed in 2018, is in its second week of trial.
Proposed ordinance would require city vehicle fleet to go electric
The City Council will also consider a non-binding resolution encouraging the city government to use 100 percent renewable energy for city buildings and operations by 2025.
City crime cameras used to dispute workers’ comp claim and justify firing three city workers
Firefighters’ union president says the Real Time Crime Center camera network shouldn’t be used for city employment matters.
School District wants City Council to boot Mayor’s Office from education grant process
OPSB members criticize contracted hiring firm over low attendance at superintendent search meetings.
NOLA Public Schools tracking 1,603 cases as some schools return to in-person learning
OPSB committee advances measure to make booster shots mandatory for district employees.
