The city of New Orleans was asking to be let out of an order to build the so-called Phase III facility, intended for inmate medical and mental health care.
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Posted inSchools
Scholarship students at SUNO describe broken promises, unexplained charges
University officials confirmed problems with a handful of scholarships this year, but it’s not yet clear if they are more widespread. SUNO is conducting an audit.
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools suspends COVID-19 testing, pending state review
FDA warns of false negatives with the test the school district was using.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 112: Virtual standstill
A growing backlog in Criminal District Court. And a drop in public school attendance from before the pandemic.
Posted inCoronavirus
NOLA Public Schools to remain virtual-only for now
Though city health data has improved, officials say there is more work to be done.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council defers library board appointment after public pushback
Nominee Dana Henry actively campaigned for a 2020 ballot measure that would have stripped 40 percent of the library’s tax collections
Posted inHealth
After break, some Tulane professors worry about return to campus
Tulane resumed in-person classes this week, but even its extensive COVID response didn’t control outbreaks last semester.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘The system is at a breaking point’: New DA, public defenders work to reduce backlog of cases at Criminal District Court
Jason Williams is re-screening cases accepted by Cannizzaro’s administration, and public defenders say many low-level cases should be dismissed or diverted.
Posted inCoronavirus
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.
Posted inCoronavirus
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.