Governor announces major expansion to vaccine eligibility list
Shots are now available to people 16 or older with a wide range of preexisting conditions.
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Nearly 3,000 NOLA Public Schools staff vaccinated
Tulane School of Medicine administrator who alleged discrimination, retaliation turns down conditional reinstatement
The reinstatement offer came after backlash from medical school students and alumni, as well as national media attention.
New Orleans City Council joins $1 billion complaint against Entergy over mismanagement of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Reliability problems at the plant have cost New Orleans ratepayers more than $70 million over the past several years, according to City Councilwoman Helena Moreno.
NOLA Public Schools hopes to pilot ‘Early Warning System’ aimed at keeping students in school
Student data can help identify those in trouble of not graduating on time.
Johnson & Johnson delays complicate city’s mass-vaccination plans, but new Convention Center site to remain open
The city announced plans to scale back its testing efforts to focus on vaccinations. Its mass-vaccination plan was timed around the approval of a new vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Over 1,500 New Orleans school staff receive vaccine as cases connected to local schools remain low
NOLA Public Schools district expects 3,000 staffers to have gotten their first doses by the end of this week.
Council committee advances proposal to apply curfew laws to 17-year-olds
Juvenile defender’s office worries about more stops and the potential for profiling.
DA’s office agrees to vacate 22 non-unanimous jury convictions
The action was part of a larger review of hundreds of non-unanimous verdicts.
Behind The Lens episode 117: Power hungry
Rolling blackouts in New Orleans. A hunger strike at Angola. And teachers begin receiving vaccinations.
