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Years-long dispute over jail size a key issue in race for sheriff
Incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman has taken credit for reducing the jail’s footprint and population. But his record shows him frequently working to increase the size of the jail.
COVID-19 cases steady in schools as state lawmakers reject requiring COVID-19 vaccine for Louisiana students
Gov. John Bel Edwards is likely to override their 13-2 vote rejecting adding the shot to the list.
Plan to ‘right-size’ school district could include charter consolidations, closures
Decreasing enrollment, facility upkeep and financial effects of COVID-19 are all factors.
City Council passes 2022 budget, debates Gordon Plaza relocation
Moving residents from Gordon Plaza site will likely cost tens of millions of dollars. Council members hope to allocate the money in the capital budget, but that takes time.
City Planning Commission approves retrofit of jail as alternative to new Phase III facility
Council members have indicated that they will not vote to approve a zoning ordinance required to build Phase III, though a federal judge has ordered the city to move ahead with the building.
City health officials urge caution, vaccination as ‘omicron’ COVID variant found in North America
The variant has not been found locally yet but has spread to several countries in Europe and Africa and was found in Canada over the weekend.
Council budget additions could include Gordon Plaza relocation, night mayor, crime cameras and eviction defense
Brandon Jackson, convicted of robbery in split-jury vote, given new parole hearing
Jackson was convicted of robbery in a 10-2 vote. Since split verdicts were declared unconstitutional last year, he has been fighting his conviction in court. But the state parole board may offer him an alternative path to freedom.
In suit against parole board, judge orders Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed released from prison
Sneed sued the state parole board for illegal imprisonment after his parole was stripped.
