NOLA Public Schools braces for rising property insurance premiums
The district’s property insurance increased by nearly 50 percent last year.
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Back to ‘the lion’s den’ – violence interrupters to re-start street gun-violence interventions, as city partners with University Medical Center
The city’s proposed new contract with UMC -- which goes before the City Council on Thursday -- summarizes its purpose very simply: “New Orleans faces a severe epidemic of gun violence. Hospital-based violence-interruption programs are evidence-based interventions that can reduce shootings and preserve health and life.”
State Supreme Court declines to take up case about Louisiana kids jailed out-of-state
The state's highest court refuses opportunity to resolve long-standing dispute about whether shipping detained kids out of state violates Louisiana law.
City rolls out non-police 911 mental-health response
People experiencing a mental-health crisis could be more frequently stabilized and treated, not arrested.
Groups seek federal intervention for LNG company they deem air permit offender
A group of ‘violence interrupters’ worked the streets of New Orleans to prevent retaliatory shootings — until they were sidelined 2 years ago
School zone speed enforcement ends Friday
Neighborhood security stopped 3 young Black males; A federal judge is weighing a lawsuit over it
Rent to increase on FEMA trailers for Louisianans impacted by Hurricane Ida
