City Council members press judges on improvements to ankle monitoring
The council meeting follows the recent killing of a 7th Ward woman. The suspect in the killing had been ordered to be on an electronic monitor.
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New $74 million substation planned to power city drainage and water pumps
The project is estimated to be completed in time for the 2023 hurricane season.
District orders Singleton Charter to remove interim CEO citing state ethics law
The interim CEO who was appointed in March, following the CEO’s resignation, previously served as member of the school’s governing board.
COVID-19 cases remain low in NOLA Public Schools
District cases increased this week, but with fewer students in school buildings and citywide case numbers still low, they are still below the numbers that schools often reported during the school year.
‘A godsend’: After weeks of uncertainty, city meal assistance program renewed for another month
The program has provided meals to thousands of New Orleans residents since it began last summer.
Legislature creates task force to consider relief for people still in prison on non-unanimous jury convictions
Lawmaker says the group will aim to find ways to identify cases where defendants were convicted wrongfully as a result of problems in their cases beyond split decisions, such as weak evidence, misconduct or discrimination.
After former CFO’s arrest, district orders Singleton Charter to redo background checks
District officials say background checks are a “critical focus.”
Louisiana State Police tanked automated expungement meant to help thousands, lawmaker says
Legislation would have wiped out millions of arrest and conviction records.
Civil Service approves furlough reimbursements, vaccine incentive for city workers
The furloughs, initiated in response to the coronavirus pandemic, affected thousands of city employees for a little over five months
OPSB sues former charter operator for failing to return public funds
The lawsuit alleges the nonprofit group that ran Coghill School owes the district nearly $1 million.
