New Orleans Parish School Board member could be selected next week
District 5 board member Ben Kleban resigns effective June 15, about seven months shy of the end of his term.
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City says funding new jail building would require ‘cutting basic city services’
It appeared that 'Phase III' was ready to move forward after years of debate. But with expected shortfalls due to COVID-19, City Hall says a new jail building could take funding away from other priorities.
Some New Orleans workers scramble to organize as they’re pushed back into frontline jobs
Charlotte Wilcox and three of her coworkers from Still Perkin' Coffee Shop have been on strike for two weeks.
Drug hyped as viable treatment for COVID-19 makes its way to Louisiana hospitals, but experts remain unsure about effectiveness
Studies have thus far found only limited benefits from remdesivir.
Early childhood lottery results delayed by COVID-19 closures, district says
Families have until June 5 to verify eligibility information.
Oakdale union president says prison failed for days to isolate prisoners with coronavirus
Warden has been replaced after OSHA complaints were filed.
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.
