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Category: News

Timely coverage of the people, policies, and events shaping New Orleans and Louisiana. This category delivers clear, factual reporting that keeps readers informed about local government, community issues, and stories that matter most to everyday residents.

‘There was this sense of relief’: Vaccinations begin in Louisiana

Nearly 40,000 doses are expected to arrive this week. Ochsner, VA Medical Center and LCMC have confirmed receiving shipments.
by Philip Kiefer December 15, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

City releases dozens of pages of emails on police use of facial recognition

The emails show that the NOPD and Louisiana State Police have had a formal relationship since at least 2018 that provides the NOPD access facial recognition software.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 14, 2020 Updated December 14, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 108: We voted

A wrap on last week's election from our panel of reporters.
by Carolyne Heldman December 11, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021

Ochsner to receive more than 9,000 vaccine doses

The largest shipment is coming to New Orleans area.
by Philip Kiefer December 11, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

‘Every single person in that office has to understand the culture shift’: How Jason Williams plans to remake prosecution in New Orleans

The DA-elect lays out his plan for hiring staff and a new Civil Rights Division to be headed by former director of the Innocence Project New Orleans
by Nick Chrastil December 11, 2020 Updated December 11, 2020

NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases hold steady at 80, 712 quarantining

The cases are spread across 44 campuses, more than half the city's public schools.
by Marta Jewson December 10, 2020 Updated December 10, 2020

City Council saves $1.2 million by expanding in-house Entergy regulation, cutting consultants

The council has long relied on pricey — often politically connected — private firms to do its regulatory work.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 10, 2020 Updated December 10, 2020

As the testing landscape changes, ‘percent positivity’ might not mean what you think

Statewide reporting on rapid tests is spotty.
by Philip Kiefer December 9, 2020 Updated December 9, 2020

NOLA Public Schools declines to renew Crocker College Prep; 17 charters win new contracts

Crocker was one of five schools with academic results that triggered ‘comprehensive review,’ a process that was expanded during the pandemic.
by Marta Jewson December 8, 2020 Updated December 8, 2020

Study: OneApp’s half-mile ‘priority’ is more likely to benefit white, higher-income students

About 15 percent of high-income kindergarten applicants had the priority for a high-demand school, compared to 8.7 percent of low-income applicants.
by Marta Jewson December 8, 2020 Updated December 9, 2020

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