Eight state prisoners are hospitalized. And the number of cases at the New Orleans jail remains the same, according to a lawyer for the Sheriff’s Office.
One New Orleans campus had to close its middle school due to a COVID-related staffing shortage. St. Tammany Parish schools reports 54 student cases, 26 staff cases.
Police can still cite people under state marijuana laws, but DA Jason Williams has said he will refuse minor drug cases.
Students with ‘exceptional circumstances’ can opt out but will be required to undergo regular COVID-19 testing.
The Cantrell administration said it would ask the City Council in September to increase the 2021 budget by $70 million.
Several venues have recently stopped operating after the city claimed they were out of compliance.
The suit accused New Orleans prosecutors of violating the civil rights of witnesses.
The council advanced a motion asking the City Planning Commission to study an alternative to Phase III, even though the director of the City Planning Commission said it likely isn't necessary.
Prisoners participating in the action described a lack of mental health and medical care, being denied access to their families and attorneys and being exposed to extreme temperatures.
Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed sued the state parole board after it rescinded his release order, charging that the board and its director ignored procedure and law to retaliate against him for going public with his case.
