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.
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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.
Entergy says 98 percent of New Orleans power restored
New Orleans customers still lacking power may have electric damage to their properties they need to fix themselves, Entergy executives said.
As electricity returns to New Orleans, focus shifts to long-term outages in harder hit areas
Due to cost and timing, the company is rebuilding the grid the way it was before, with overhead wires rather than underground wires, which are more resilient to hurricane damage.
Governor Edwards suspends evictions until Sept. 24
Housing advocates asked Edwards to suspend proceedings in the wake of Hurricane Ida last week.
Gatherings, evacuations during and after Ida worry epidemiologists as COVID delta surge continues
State shelters are performing COVID tests. But testing is currently scarce in the city.
Eight days after Hurricane Ida, 71 percent of New Orleans electricity restored
In the entire region, Entergy says it has restored 51 percent of the 902,000 customers who lost power during the storm.
A week after Hurricane Ida, 61 percent of customers who lost power are still in the dark
Entergy is still estimating it will have power back to the vast majority of New Orleans customers by Wednesday, Sept. 8.
