Public defenders to stop in-person appearances at Municipal Court due to reported COVID-19 outbreak
At least one court staff member and one attorney with the public defenders office have tested positive.
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OPSB approves $70k to continue ‘Safe Routes to School’ work with city
The program provides crossing guards and trains P.E. teachers to educate students on traffic safety.
With increased city funding, public defenders avoid ‘worst possible outcome,’ but not out of the woods yet, chief defender says
A last-minute budget amendment will help the office hire outside attorneys to handle some cases. But lower ticket and fee revenues — and a growing backlog from COVID-19 court closures — are still causing problems.
New Orleans Health Department expects to lose National Guard support for COVID response within a month
Losing the support is anticipated to reduce city’s daily testing capacity by several hundred.
Some schools pivot to virtual as third wave of COVID-19 cases strikes
Cases in schools tripled last week as officials urged caution over the Thanksgiving holiday.
City accused of misleading the public in campaign for property tax proposal
The Cantrell administration and library officials have come out strong in favor of a package of ballot initiatives that would cut the library budget by 40 percent in favor of housing and economic development. And they have repeatedly made false and misleading statements about the proposal.
Behind The Lens episode 106: No Thanks
NOPD using facial recognition software. Religious schools facing additional legal scrutiny after taking PPP loans. And non-unanimous jury verdicts — we haven't quite gotten past them.
Public defenders to receive more city funding than ever before — but not quite the ‘parity’ with DA as promised by City Council
The budget passed Thursday increased the public defenders allocation from the city by $1.8 million more than the mayor originally proposed
COVID-19 cases more than triple in New Orleans schools, 716 quarantining
The district is tracking 54 active cases across 27 schools.
New Orleans City Council approves ‘somber budget’ for 2021
City Council makes few changes to Cantrell’s lean budget proposal.
