The proposed consent decree would settle a suit filed by environmental organizations and a group of residents of St. John the Baptist Parish.
A new bill would make it legal for regulators who oversee the Southern Hills Aquifer to also work for private companies that pump from it.
The increase comes after several years of severe tropical weather has caused damage in the city.
Certified teachers are likely to be more effective teachers, state data shows.
In the remedy phase, the plaintiffs will try to convince a federal judge, who has already found the prison in violation of the constitution, to force the state to take corrective measures. Attorneys for the state are arguing that officials have already fixed the problems at Angola.
The plaintiffs seek to stop the construction of the grain elevator, alleging that the site likely contains unmarked graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
The order is only temporary until the full hearing, which is scheduled for next week.
The suit comes the day after Councilwoman Helena Moreno initiated motions to hold three officials in contempt for failing to respond to subpoenas.
After missing a deadline, the Cantrell administration now plans to comply with the subpoenas.
Hutson is investigating broken security equipment she says was allowed to languish for months, as well as potentially missing records from the Gusman administration.
