NOLA Public Schools backs off closing Singleton. The City Council gets involved in the Phase III fight. And how schools and the courts are handling the COVID surge.
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Future of Broadside venue in question as city delays action on outdoor music ban
Several venues have recently stopped operating after the city claimed they were out of compliance.
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State prisoner enters third week of hunger strike over restrictive housing conditions
Prisoners have alleged that they have been kept in hot cells for 23 hours per day and abused by prison staff.
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Six more schools renamed as district finishes year-long initiative
Friends of King proposes including Lawless in its school name.
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NOLA Public Schools backs off plan to abruptly close Singleton
The district and Dryades YMCA, which runs Singleton, are in ongoing court-ordered mediation.
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DA’s office settles all claims in civil rights suit over use of fake subpoenas
The suit accused New Orleans prosecutors of violating the civil rights of witnesses.
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After COVID-19 exposures at criminal courthouse, some judges move back to all virtual proceedings
Public defenders push for return to virtual court until surge subsides.
Posted inCoronavirus
Masks required, weekly COVID-19 tests and vaccines offered in return to school
Data on local infections will no longer automatically trigger temporary closures, officials said, because staying open for in-person school is the district’s priority.
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OPSB returns to in-person meetings, advances move to restore Lawless school name
District CFO says the upcoming school year could be another tough financial one due to ongoing revenue fallout from the pandemic.
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Council considers measures to stop Phase III jail expansion, but it’s unclear whether they will succeed
The council advanced a motion asking the City Planning Commission to study an alternative to Phase III, even though the director of the City Planning Commission said it likely isn’t necessary.