NOPD would deputize civilian municipal employees under new plan from Cantrell administration
The plan received preliminary approval this week from a City Council committee, but still needs final approval from the full council.
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A ‘Jim Crow jury’ prisoner fights for freedom
Brandon Jackson is one of more than 1,500 people still incarcerated in Louisiana on non-unanimous verdicts, though the United States Supreme Court ruled split verdicts unconstitutional last year. Will he get a chance at freedom?
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.
NOLA Public Schools tracking 99 COVID-19 cases, 62 quarantining
Most cases are connected to K-8 schools.
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.
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.
In first post-Ida data release, NOLA Public Schools reports 33 COVID-19 cases
Many schools required a negative COVID-19 test to return to the classroom.
Federal vaccine mandate won’t extend to Louisiana’s local and state employees, including school district employees
Some public employees are covered under various state and local mandates and some large charter groups could fall under the federal mandate as private employers.
City collected more than $460,000 through expired FQ sales tax, but won’t be able to spend it
City officials are not yet sure what will happen to the erroneously collected money.
As initial FEMA deadline approaches, some applicants describe trouble getting evacuation aid
For urgent needs following Hurricane Ida and the subsequent power outage in Louisiana, applicants must register for FEMA assistance by this Sunday, Sept 12. FEMA officials have said that extended power outages should qualify people for evacuation assistance.
