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.
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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.
‘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.
‘They’re scared to death’: Former prisoners seek to shine light on COVID case growth among locked-up women in state
The Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women is reporting more positive cases than any other state prison.
No answers yet on when New Orleans evictions may resume
An eviction moratorium is set to expire on May 4, more than a week before a statewide stay at home order expires. The city’s eviction courts say they’re waiting on guidance from state Supreme Court before announcing an extension.
Tulane-affiliated education group gets federal grant to study schools’ response to COVID-19 nationwide
Researchers will study equity, access to classwork during widespread school closures.
As officials consider plans for reopening, many unanswered questions remain
‘We’ve become aware of just how much we don’t know pertaining to this particular virus,’ one doctor told The Lens.
NOLA Public Schools fills third Director of School Accountability spot
The position, which is charged with overseeing a set of charter schools, had been vacant for several months.
COVID-19 death reported at Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women
The women’s prison now has more cases than any other state correctional facility in Louisiana.
After criticism, Orleans Parish School Board backs off mid-pandemic plan to give superintendent early contract extension
In a virtual board meeting with technical difficulties, the public criticized the lack of process and timing of the proposed move.
