The Convention Center has recently reported somewhere between $185 million and $215 million in unrestricted reserves, which it has accumulated through the collection of locally generated taxes.
Contracts finalized this week total $76 million for the first month, though much of that is likely to be covered by the federal government.
First 120 beds will be ready this weekend, Edwards says.
Workers cleared several sites Thursday morning, boarding people onto buses to take them to temporary accommodations.
“I think many people fail to recognize the conditions in which poor and African American New Orleanians struggle to survive every day,” Dr. Allison Plyer said.
Board chairman Melvin Rodrigue said a decision could come down from the state "by the end of the day" on Wednesday.
City official says the centers should open to the public eventually, but the timeline for that is unclear.
A public defender sued last year after the city denied her request for surveillance camera location data.
Despite assurances from Mayor Cantrell that quarantined employees will get "civil leave" pay, three employees told The Lens they are currently on unpaid leave.
The fire department will no longer respond to 911 medical calls if the person is describing symptoms associated with the novel coronavirus.
