The change won’t affect charter school names, which both advocates and opponents have criticized.
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Group has filed more than 1,000 post-conviction relief applications challenging non-unanimous jury verdicts since Supreme Court ruling
This week will mark one year since the Supreme Court ruled that non-unanimous jury verdicts were unconstitutional. For about 1,500 Louisiana prisoners, that means a legal deadline is fast approaching.
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State pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The decision, made out of an abundance of caution, officials said, comes at a critical time in state and city vaccinations efforts.
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Vaccine equity improving in city, but still not reflective of racial demographics
Data Center report finds that early eligibility groups meant that the vaccine was more likely to go to at-risk white residents.
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A quarter of people incarcerated in the Orleans Parish jail have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to sheriff
State vaccine shipment data don’t match the sheriff’s figures.
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Defendants whose non-unanimous convictions were tossed take plea deals on lesser charges
More than a dozen people appeared in court on Wednesday after making deals with the Orleans Parish DA’s office. Many are now set to go free immediately.
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State traffic enforcement grant includes arrest ‘targets,’ possibly violating state law against quotas
The state denies that the language creates quotas, saying that funding is not dependent on meeting the targets.
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Monitors anticipate NOPD could be in full compliance with consent decree by July
The city has argued that it is already in full compliance and can no longer afford to pay the monitors.
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NOLA Public Schools adopts CDC’s guidelines lowering distancing requirements
Cases among school staff, students remain low in the latest district update.
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The federal government will foot the bill for a renewed hotel shelter program, but New Orleans hasn’t taken the money.
The previous program, which expired in November, transitioned hundreds of people into long-term housing.