Bail processing in New Orleans back online following daylong interruption
Clerk of Court Arthur Morrell’s Office is responsible for processing bond payments.
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New Orleans public schools to remain closed for a week following Hurricane Ida’s blackout
School leaders are discussing a ‘timeline for a timeline’ of reopening which largely depends on the restoration of electricity.
Power returns to parts of New Orleans following Hurricane Ida’s blackout
The utility is using its relatively new gas plant to generate power.
No plans for a post-Hurricane Ida evacuation for most New Orleans residents
The city will open cooling centers and water and food distribution sites around the city.
After Ida, New Orleans criminal justice system faces new challenges
Conditions at several jails that did not evacuate prior to the storm still uncertain.
New Orleans Public Schools ‘closed until further notice’ after Ida strikes
School leaders were told not to survey buildings for damage until it is safe to do so and while virtual learning could be an alternative, the city is largely without electricity.
Cantrell to evacuees: ‘Now is not the time for reentry’
Lack of electricity, reduced drainage power make the city unsafe. Damage assessment is underway.
Catastrophic damage from Ida leaves hundreds of thousands without power
Storm downgraded Monday morning, but remains a danger, forecasters said. Schools across metro area closed. Reports of severe flooding in LaPlace, Jean Lafitte.
COVID-19 cases down in state prisons, up in New Orleans jail
Cases at the jail more than doubled since last week, according to Sheriff Gusman.
Prosecutors in 2010 murder case hid payments to witness and evidence implicating another suspect, Innocence Project New Orleans alleges in bar complaints
Kaliegh Smith was convicted of murder in 2010 and released this year after DA Jason Williams’ office said it agreed that there were problems with the case.
