The announcement comes as the city moves to a modified phase two.
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City tentatively returns to Phase 2
Restrictions will remain tighter than those of the state until after Mardi Gras
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Prisoners over 70 in state-run facilities receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine
Some prison employees have received shots as well. No answers available yet on local pretrial detainees.
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NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases continue to decline as schools remain closed to in-person classes
The case declines among students and school staff follow a pattern of improving numbers in the city.
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NOLA Public Schools suspends COVID-19 testing, pending state review
FDA warns of false negatives with the test the school district was using.
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NOLA Public Schools to remain virtual-only for now
Though city health data has improved, officials say there is more work to be done.
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K-12 enrollment down statewide, in Orleans Parish
Declines seen across the state. Lower enrollment in pre-K, kindergarten accounted for about half of the enrollment drops, officials said.
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NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases decline; announcement on reopening could come this week
District officials have said Thursday is the earliest they will evaluate health data.
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Thousands of NOLA Public Schools students ‘chronically absent’ amid pandemic
Officials say absenteeism goes up when more students are in virtual school.
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New Orleans council member asks state to overturn local assessor’s commercial tax cuts
The tax cuts were applied to nearly every commercial property in the parish, costing the city millions in property tax revenue.