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This category showcases the lead coverage readers need to know, offering context, clarity, and insight into issues shaping New Orleans and beyond.

‘We’re looking at a lot of new homeless people’: Service providers report growing number of people on street as pandemic drags on

A recent survey by Unity of Greater New Orleans found the number of homeless people was more than four times its previous estimate a few months ago.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 2, 2020 Updated September 8, 2020

NOLA Public Schools collects first round of virtual attendance

The district will monitor attendance to see if a system-wide intervention is necessary.
by Marta Jewson September 1, 2020 Updated September 2, 2020

NOLA Public Schools will reopen to youngest students as city continues to see promising case numbers

Students in fifth grade and older will continue learning virtually until October.
by Marta Jewson August 28, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

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.
by Dean Russell and Jamie Smith Hopkins, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Center for Public Integrity August 25, 2020 Updated August 24, 2020

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.
by Michael Isaac Stein August 20, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

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
by Nick Chrastil August 17, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

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.
by Michael Isaac Stein August 11, 2020 Updated August 12, 2020

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.
by Nick Chrastil August 5, 2020 Updated August 5, 2020

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.
by Marta Jewson August 3, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

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.
by Michael Isaac Stein August 3, 2020 Updated August 4, 2020

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