As COVID-19 numbers rise statewide, New Orleans will not add restrictions on bars
The city of New Orleans’ percent of positive tests fell just below the state threshold this week.
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After overwhelming defeat at polls, French Quarter security sales tax heading back to the ballot in April
The success of the ballot measure could come down to whether the French Quarter Management District and the city can strike a deal on the use and control over the funds.
OPSB committee votes against multimillion-dollar Folgers property tax exemptions
The tax breaks go to the full board on Thursday, the same day that the City Council is set to vote on the requests from Folgers.
Report: Corrections officials in Louisiana failed to protect inmates, staff from COVID-19
Promise of Justice Initiative criticizes state and federal response at jails and prisons statewide.
‘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.
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.
Behind The Lens episode 108: We voted
A wrap on last week's election from our panel of reporters.
Ochsner to receive more than 9,000 vaccine doses
The largest shipment is coming to New Orleans area.
‘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
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.
