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Coronavirus

NOLA Public Schools reports no new COVID-19 cases in summer school

Roughly one-third of the district’s students are in summer programming.
by Marta Jewson June 7, 2021 Updated June 7, 2021

With universities out, city COVID testing declines

Summer school surveillance testing could provide a window into continuing cases.
by Philip Kiefer June 7, 2021 Updated June 7, 2021

Nearly 70 percent of people incarcerated at the New Orleans jail are fully vaccinated, according to sheriff

The vaccination rate in the jail is now higher than the rest of the city and state.
by Nick Chrastil June 3, 2021 Updated June 3, 2021

NOLA Public Schools expands vaccine program to 12-year-olds

In mid-May, the CDC lowered the eligibility age from 16 to 12.
by Marta Jewson June 2, 2021 Updated June 2, 2021

As school year wraps up, COVID-19 cases down; Supt. Lewis announces final year

Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. announced next school year will be his last as superintendent of the district.
by Marta Jewson June 1, 2021 Updated June 1, 2021

COVID-19 cases in NOLA Public Schools hold steady as school year winds down

People quarantining dropped from 506 to 408.
by Marta Jewson May 24, 2021 Updated May 24, 2021

New COVID variant diagnosed in northern Louisiana

As vaccination rates remain low, possibility of further outbreaks remain.
by Philip Kiefer May 21, 2021 Updated May 21, 2021

New Orleans COVID-19 meal assistance program to end soon

The city sent out an email on Friday saying that the federally funded program, which has fed more than 10,000 people, would come to an end this month. But an official said that email was 'premature.' Still, the city now plans to end the program after June.
by Philip Kiefer May 19, 2021 Updated May 20, 2021

NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases up; quarantines double, topping 500

Despite loosening of face covering rules, masks are still required at schools around the state.
by Marta Jewson May 17, 2021 Updated May 17, 2021

City lays out plans for $400M in federal coronavirus aid

Cantrell administration expects the money will be needed to make up for a weak local economy for several years.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 13, 2021 Updated May 13, 2021

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