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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.

Civil rights lawyers sue ICE, demanding immediate release of detainees at high risk from coronavirus

Lawsuit says facilities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are not taking precautions against infection, making dangerous outbreaks inevitable. A spokesman for the agency disputes that.
by Madeline Aruffo April 2, 2020 Updated April 2, 2020

New Orleans Juvenile Court extends closure

The court was originally scheduled to reopen this week. That has been extended to at least April 13, and could be extended further.
by Nick Chrastil April 2, 2020 Updated April 2, 2020

High school seniors can finish online, pass/fail, other options for Class of 2020 amid COVID-19 school closure

Officials have waived several graduation requirements, including certain state exams and seat time, in response to the statewide school closure.
by Marta Jewson April 2, 2020 Updated April 2, 2020

Challenges, questions as special education shifts to homes during statewide school closure

Often one-on-one, moving special education services like counseling and therapy to homes is another challenge for families.
by Marta Jewson April 1, 2020 Updated April 2, 2020

Coalition of 21 groups calls on Convention Center to use $100 million from cash reserves to support hospitality workers

The Convention Center has recently reported somewhere between $185 million and $215 million in unrestricted reserves, which it has accumulated through the collection of locally generated taxes.
by Michael Isaac Stein March 31, 2020 Updated March 31, 2020

Louisiana federal prison no longer testing symptomatic inmates for coronavirus due to ‘sustained transmission’

Bureau of Prisons does not plan to release number of presumed positive prisoners.
by Nick Chrastil March 31, 2020 Updated March 31, 2020

Two inmates at the New Orleans jail test positive for coronavirus

Eleven staffers, six healthcare contractor employees have tested positive as well.
by Nick Chrastil March 30, 2020 Updated March 30, 2020

Amid pandemic, class of 2020 awaits graduation requirements

With schools closed for a month, and possibly longer, it’s unclear what seniors must complete to earn a diploma. The state will issue guidelines later this week.
by Marta Jewson March 30, 2020 Updated March 30, 2020

The Convention Center coronavirus step-down center: How will it work, and what’s the cost?

Contracts finalized this week total $76 million for the first month, though much of that is likely to be covered by the federal government.
by Michael Isaac Stein March 30, 2020 Updated March 30, 2020

Community organizer, author The Rev. William Barnwell dies at 81

William was a preacher and a civil rights advocate, the author of many books, a father, a husband, a man of many accomplishments. But by every instinct and with consummate skill, his life could be summed up in another way: he was above all an organizer.
by Jed Horne March 29, 2020 Updated April 2, 2020

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