The ruling comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established the fundamental right to abortion.
Williams called the court decision overturning Roe 'cruel and irresponsible.' His position could lead to conflict with the state's top prosecutor, AG Jeff Landry, who is staunchly anti-abortion and supports prosecution.
The NOLA Public Schools district recently criticized a state policy loosening school quarantine guidelines for unvaccinated contacts.
State shelters are performing COVID tests. But testing is currently scarce in the city.
A number of healthcare centers in the area were temporarily closed this week. But some have restarted testing services.
What we know about available resources as of Friday, Sept. 3.
City EMS operations lost almost 20 percent of budgeted staff this year.
Several schools have implemented full or partial vaccine mandates, which they hope will allow in-person classes to continue throughout the year.
Daily COVID cases have increased 800 percent over two weeks in New Orleans.
Video provided to The Lens appears to show that EMTs were prioritizing the patient above camera access, but critics in the neighborhood are still concerned about privacy.
