Oakdale union president says prison failed for days to isolate prisoners with coronavirus
Warden has been replaced after OSHA complaints were filed.
Category: News
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NOLA Public Schools announces COVID-19 task force for reopening schools
Whether schools, which were closed March 13, will begin the school year online or in-person is still to be determined, but officials are planning for multiple scenarios.
Detainees at privately owned immigration facility say sheriff’s office broke up protest with pepper spray, projectiles
Catahoula Parish Sheriff admits that he and his deputies were there, but denies intervening.
Federal judges order 14 ICE detainees released over COVID-19 concerns
Plaintiffs argued that conditions at immigration detention facilities are hotbeds for virus transmission.
Public defenders ask court to toss 3,000 cases stemming from city begging ordinance previously found unconstitutional
Move is part of a broader push to clean slate on outstanding municipal warrants and fines.
One year after scandal, nearly all Kennedy HS seniors cleared to graduate
The charter group that runs Kennedy is preparing to shut down over the coming months.
Suspected child abuse reports drop by half during COVID-19 school closure, indicating potential underreporting, experts say
‘We know that when stress levels increase, children become more at-risk,’ one state official said.
City Council puts moratorium on electricity shutoffs until July and proposes $22 million bill assistance program
"It is likely the only program of its scale and scope in the country," Councilwoman Helena Moreno said.
Medical experts offer advice on the risks of common activities in phase one
How safe is the beach? Restaurants? Church? The Lens talks with doctors about how (or whether) people can participate safely in the gradual reopening.
City Council to consider suspending electricity service shutoffs until July 1
The resolution would also set up a process for Entergy to recover costs associated with the coronavirus crisis.
