Incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman has taken credit for reducing the jail’s footprint and population. But his record shows him frequently working to increase the size of the jail.
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Posted inCoronavirus
COVID-19 cases steady in schools as state lawmakers reject requiring COVID-19 vaccine for Louisiana students
Gov. John Bel Edwards is likely to override their 13-2 vote rejecting adding the shot to the list.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Expanded ‘Royal Street Patrol’ will soon launch to deter ‘aggressive panhandling, inebriants, and illegal sales’
Advocacy group worries that the patrols will be used to harass street performers.
Posted inSchools
Plan to ‘right-size’ school district could include charter consolidations, closures
Decreasing enrollment, facility upkeep and financial effects of COVID-19 are all factors.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council adopts regulations to prohibit use of Municipal Auditorium as City Hall
A proposed zoning change will ban the use of certain park spaces — including Armstrong Park — for a new City Hall.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council passes 2022 budget, debates Gordon Plaza relocation
Moving residents from Gordon Plaza site will likely cost tens of millions of dollars. Council members hope to allocate the money in the capital budget, but that takes time.
Posted inCriminal Justice
City Planning Commission approves retrofit of jail as alternative to new Phase III facility
Council members have indicated that they will not vote to approve a zoning ordinance required to build Phase III, though a federal judge has ordered the city to move ahead with the building.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Angola prisoner suing state parole board remains locked up after appeals court throws out order for his release
A panel of judges accepted the argument that state courts are not empowered to second-guess the parole board.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Proposed millage could create 1,500 early childhood seats in New Orleans
State and federal match programs could grow the program even more.
Posted inCoronavirus
City health officials urge caution, vaccination as ‘omicron’ COVID variant found in North America
The variant has not been found locally yet but has spread to several countries in Europe and Africa and was found in Canada over the weekend.