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Category: News

Timely coverage of the people, policies, and events shaping New Orleans and Louisiana. This category delivers clear, factual reporting that keeps readers informed about local government, community issues, and stories that matter most to everyday residents.

Annual high school graduation rate data delayed by COVID-19

Certifying graduation data can require school officials to enter buildings and find records, a challenge during the COVID-19 school closure.
by Marta Jewson May 5, 2020 Updated May 5, 2020

City predicts at least $137M revenue shortfall from coronavirus closures

No decisions yet on worker furloughs, layoffs.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 4, 2020 Updated May 5, 2020

Studies show link between pollution and COVID-19 mortality

Following a Harvard study showing a correlation between COVID-19 mortality and pollution, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic shows the link in Louisiana's most polluted parishes.
by Leslie Cardé May 4, 2020 Updated May 6, 2020

Some New Orleans charter schools receive Payroll Protection loans, others wait to hear

The city’s two largest charter groups were too big to qualify for the program.
by Marta Jewson May 4, 2020 Updated May 6, 2020

Official in charge of jail says he thinks it’s in shape for Sheriff Gusman to retake control

Compliance director says jail is in ‘100 percent substantial compliance' with consent decree.
by Nick Chrastil May 1, 2020 Updated May 1, 2020

Researchers say COVID-19 school closures could further summer learning loss

Several states, included Louisiana, have shuttered schools until the end of the academic year, leaving some students out of classrooms for five months or more.
by Marta Jewson May 1, 2020 Updated May 1, 2020

New Orleans eviction moratorium extended to end of Governor’s stay at home order

The moratorium was extended from May 4 to at least May 18.
by Michael Isaac Stein April 30, 2020 Updated April 30, 2020

Mayor Cantrell to ask to borrow $100 million to cover anticipated budget gap from coronavirus crisis

Council members say few details yet available on how the debt would be repaid.
by Michael Isaac Stein April 30, 2020 Updated May 1, 2020

New Orleans Police Department to end ‘informational’ checkpoints

The checkpoints, which were scheduled to go to the end of the city's stay-at-home order, have been criticized by civil rights groups.
by Nick Chrastil April 30, 2020 Updated April 30, 2020

‘It’s a war’: New Orleans jail struggles to manage COVID-19 outbreak as it implements mass testing

The jail's compliance director speaks with The Lens about his decision to expand inmate testing and the challenges of keeping a deadly infection in check in a confined environment.
by Nick Chrastil April 29, 2020 Updated April 29, 2020

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