Inside the ACLU of Louisiana’s plan to bring ‘up to 1,000’ cases challenging racist policing throughout the state
The organization seeks to enlist private law firms to help with the effort.
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State Department of Education releases guidelines on reopening schools
What school actually looks like will depend on how far along the state is in its reopening process.
President Trump’s visa ban could keep 72 teachers from Louisiana schools
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans is one of several schools that use foreign teachers in their French curriculum school.
New state law seeks to fix New Orleans judges’ decades-old conflict of interest on court fines, fees and bail
Criminal justice reform advocates say the law will not solve the underlying problem of the state's user-funded justice system.
Racial reckoning at the Ace Hotel, Krewe and other local businesses sparked by Black Lives Matter movement, coronavirus and social media
Former and current workers from the Ace accused the company of using the identities of its Black and LGBTQ employees to sell their brand, while standing idle as employees were harassed and held back over those very same identities.
WWNO: Louisiana sees dramatic one-day spike in coronavirus cases
Cases climbed by nearly 1,400 statewide.
New evictions won’t go to court until July 6, but hearings on backlog will begin next week
On Monday, the court will start processing at least 106 eviction filings that were filed before the moratorium went into effect in March.
Minimizing health risks a top priority in reopening, district survey shows
Twenty percent of parents surveyed say they won’t be able to make staggered in-person class schedules work in the fall. Many parents want a remote-learning option even if school buildings reopen.
The Section G Project Part 4: The Legacy
The final story in our series on the life and career of New Orleans Judge Frank Shea.
The Section G Podcast episode 5: ‘Maybe it should grind to a halt’
The legacy of Judge Frank Shea.
