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NOLA Public Schools students scramble to get COVID tests before return to class

by Marta JewsonSeptember 15, 2021September 15, 2021

Some city schools are requiring negative tests before students can come back.

Federal vaccine mandate won’t extend to Louisiana’s local and state employees, including school district employees

by Marta JewsonSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Gatherings, evacuations during and after Ida worry epidemiologists as COVID delta surge continues

by Philip KieferSeptember 6, 2021September 9, 2021

Where to get tested for COVID post-Ida

by Philip KieferSeptember 5, 2021September 13, 2021

Criminal Justice

COVID-19 cases down in state prisons, up in New Orleans jail

by Nicholas ChrastilAugust 25, 2021August 26, 2021

After FDA approval, no plans to call for student vaccine mandates at New Orleans-area school districts

by Philip KieferAugust 24, 2021August 25, 2021

‘People are just reaching a breaking point’: New Orleans EMS employees say pay, COVID burnout contributing to turnover and delays in care

by Philip KieferAugust 24, 2021August 25, 2021

New Orleans schools offering cash to students and staff who get tested for COVID

by Joni HessAugust 24, 2021August 24, 2021

New Orleans schools report 453 cases and 4,657 quarantines among students, staff

by Charles MaldonadoAugust 23, 2021August 24, 2021

Criminal Justice

State reports decrease in prisoner COVID cases, slight increase among prison staff

by Nicholas ChrastilAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021