‘Tantamount to torture’: Complaint alleges inhumane conditions, overuse of solitary confinement at Pine Prairie immigrant detention center
GEO Group, the private prison corporation that runs the facility, denied the allegations.
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Council hears details on funding plan for Entergy substation at Sewerage and Water Board plant
The $34 million upfront investment from Entergy will cost more than $85 million to pay back.
Lycée Français CEO, COO to depart amid complaints, investigation
The school’s governing board has hired a consultant to investigate a number of allegations made by its former HR director in a lengthy letter.
New Orleans City Attorney dismisses nearly 400,000 old cases in Municipal and Traffic Court
Governor announces $2.3 million in vaccine incentives beginning next month
Fewer than 40 percent of state residents have received their first shots, among the lowest rates in the country.
Entergy astroturfing fine used to buy surveillance cameras for second time
Mayor LaToya Cantrell originally said that all the money from the fine should go to the Sewerage and Water Board.
City Council members press judges on improvements to ankle monitoring
The council meeting follows the recent killing of a 7th Ward woman. The suspect in the killing had been ordered to be on an electronic monitor.
New $74 million substation planned to power city drainage and water pumps
The project is estimated to be completed in time for the 2023 hurricane season.
District orders Singleton Charter to remove interim CEO citing state ethics law
The interim CEO who was appointed in March, following the CEO’s resignation, previously served as member of the school’s governing board.
COVID-19 cases remain low in NOLA Public Schools
District cases increased this week, but with fewer students in school buildings and citywide case numbers still low, they are still below the numbers that schools often reported during the school year.
