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Coronavirus

State standardized testing returns to campus next month in-person

Virtual students must test on campus but some schools are offering expanded options.
by Marta Jewson March 15, 2021 Updated March 15, 2021

Expungements delayed during pandemic due to dysfunction at Clerk’s Office, lawyer says

Arthur Morrell’s office suspended expungement filings for months during the pandemic. Even after they started back up, an attorney who specializes in helping clients seal their records says unnecessary delays remain.
by Nick Chrastil March 9, 2021 Updated March 10, 2021

Governor announces major expansion to vaccine eligibility list

Shots are now available to people 16 or older with a wide range of preexisting conditions.
by Philip Kiefer March 9, 2021 Updated March 9, 2021

Nearly 3,000 NOLA Public Schools staff vaccinated

by Marta Jewson March 8, 2021 Updated March 8, 2021

Johnson & Johnson delays complicate city’s mass-vaccination plans, but new Convention Center site to remain open

The city announced plans to scale back its testing efforts to focus on vaccinations. Its mass-vaccination plan was timed around the approval of a new vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
by Philip Kiefer March 3, 2021 Updated March 3, 2021

Over 1,500 New Orleans school staff receive vaccine as cases connected to local schools remain low

NOLA Public Schools district expects 3,000 staffers to have gotten their first doses by the end of this week.
by Marta Jewson March 2, 2021 Updated March 2, 2021

1,000 teachers to be vaccinated this week, district officials say

The district has conducted 850 truancy checks amid the pandemic, as enrollment and attendance are down.
by Marta Jewson February 23, 2021 Updated February 23, 2021

NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases drop after holiday as high school students return to campus

Teachers are newly eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
by Marta Jewson February 22, 2021 Updated February 22, 2021

Teachers, daycare staff eligible for vaccine beginning Monday

Edwards adds nearly 500,000 to vaccine eligible list. Meanwhile, freezing weather has delayed this week's shipments to Louisiana and throughout the country.
by Philip Kiefer February 18, 2021 Updated February 18, 2021

NOLA Public Schools reopen campuses Monday; teachers to be added to vaccine eligibility list

School staff will be eligible for vaccination beginning next week.
by Marta Jewson February 18, 2021 Updated February 18, 2021

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