Students in fifth grade and older will continue learning virtually until October.
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Posted inHealth
Disasters are driving a mental health crisis
From climate-fueled storms to COVID-19, mounting catastrophes are sowing stress and trauma. The country’s one program to help reaches only a fraction of survivors.
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City Council advances proposal to cut library tax funding by 40 percent, claiming that the cut will come ‘without detriment to the library system’
The proposal would go before voters in the Dec. 5 election.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Proposed law seeks to bring public defender funding closer to DA’s
DA candidate Williams’ sponsored legislation would require that the city gives the defenders 85 percent of what it gives prosecutors
Posted inCoronavirus
Landlord Joshua Bruno once again issues three-day eviction notices in apparent violation of CARES Act
Bruno sent out similar notices in April, even though the city had an active moratorium on evictions at the time.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Sheriff Marlin Gusman to regain control of New Orleans jail
The federal ruling comes after a report found progress in meeting the demands of the consent decree.
Posted inCoronavirus
New Orleans City Council questions schools reopening
City Councilmembers heard from officials and members of the public at a hearing Monday. While NOLA Public Schools will start the school year online, some private and independent schools are opening soon.
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Library employees worried that city’s response to infected worker could increase risk of spread
After the city shut down three locations for deep cleans, their employees were reassigned to unaffected branches.
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Protesters block access to courts, force City Hall to lock its doors in anti-eviction demonstration
Protesters said that the city and state either need to provide adequate rental assistance or shut down eviction court.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
‘A major paradigm shift’: New Orleans hires former short-term rental executive to lead land use regulation
Peter Bowen will run a brand new office, called the Office of Business and External Services, that will try to blend land use regulation with business development