No recommendation, or denial, on new jail building from City Planning Commission
A Tuesday commission vote on the proposal came out 4 to 4.
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What we know about how schools collect COVID data and make quarantine decisions
The NOLA Public Schools district recently criticized a state policy loosening school quarantine guidelines for unvaccinated contacts.
COVID-19 cases decline in NOLA Public Schools for a second week
The decline follows a small uptick in cases after Hurricane Ida.
Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed files petition in state court alleging unlawful detention
Sneed was stripped of his parole prior to release despite the prison disciplinary board clearing him of a contraband charge.
Hurricane Ida puts multi-million dollar dent in city coffers
The city is estimating an $8.6 million loss in 2021 and a $7.7 million loss in 2022 due to Hurricane Ida and a related tax cut from the Orleans Parish Assessor.
City Planning Commission staff recommends approval of Phase III jail facility
The commission will vote on the zoning change next week, which will ultimately need to be approved by the City Council.
Six New Orleans charter schools facing closure make their case for renewal
James Singleton Charter School, which has faced repeated citations for academic and financial management problems, is one of the schools on the list.
All but one NOLA Public Schools campuses cleared for students after Hurricane Ida damaged 29 schools
The district hired a contractor to complete environmental inspections of the most severely damaged buildings before students returned.
Entergy New Orleans reliability fell significantly in 2021 even before Hurricane Ida
The company’s report indicates that after a few years of improvements, the city’s electric reliability may be slipping once again.
Despite defending reality series set inside jail, emails show Sheriff’s Office kicked out ‘Jailbirds: New Orleans’ film crew last year
After agreeing to allow the production crew into the jail, Sheriff’s Office officials became concerned about how it would be portrayed.
