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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.

Class-action settlement mandates time outside of cells, communal meals and recreation for death row prisoners

The suit was filed in 2017 on behalf of death row prisoners, claiming that Angola’s highly restrictive conditions violated their constitutional rights.
by Nick Chrastil September 30, 2021 Updated September 30, 2021

OPSB seeks to subpoena records from charter school financial contractors

The request comes as part of a lawsuit the Dryades YMCA, which runs Singleton Charter School, filed against the school district over the summer.
by Marta Jewson September 29, 2021 Updated September 29, 2021

New Orleans school district comes out against state policy shift on school quarantines

If districts opt in, the policy would allow close contacts to remain in class without a quarantine. NOLA Public Schools district indicated they will not adopt the policy.
by Marta Jewson September 29, 2021 Updated September 29, 2021

NOLA Public Schools delays employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate after Hurricane Ida

Officials are giving employees more time to report their vaccine status.
by Marta Jewson September 29, 2021 Updated September 29, 2021

‘We can’t depend on the government’: Mutual aid groups work to fill needs for immigrant communities after Ida

With FEMA cash aid limited to certain groups, grassroots organizations have mobilized to fill unmet needs.
by Philip Kiefer September 28, 2021 Updated September 28, 2021

NOLA Public Schools tracking 99 COVID-19 cases, 62 quarantining

Most cases are connected to K-8 schools.
by Marta Jewson September 27, 2021 Updated September 27, 2021

OPSB approves $15M disaster recovery contract for post-Ida repair work

The contract amount was increased from $500,000 approved earlier this year.
by Marta Jewson September 24, 2021 Updated September 24, 2021

Council committee advances several accountability measures related to Entergy and Hurricane Ida

Among the measures was one calling for a study of Entergy New Orleans ownership and control. All items will have to go before the full council.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 22, 2021 Updated September 22, 2021

Ineligible for federal aid, ‘unqualified’ immigrants in disaster zone face enormous barriers to recovery

FEMA provides cash aid only to citizens and ‘qualified immigrants,’ a category that doesn’t include undocumented people, many on temporary visas or DACA recipients.
by Philip Kiefer September 22, 2021 Updated September 23, 2021

Hurricane Ida revealed Entergy’s misplaced investments, critics say

A lack of investment in hardening the grid and the unfulfilled promises of a new gas plant leave regulators asking whether the utility should have done more.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 21, 2021 Updated September 21, 2021

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