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NOLA Public Schools adopts CDC’s guidelines lowering distancing requirements
Cases among school staff, students remain low in the latest district update.
The federal government will foot the bill for a renewed hotel shelter program, but New Orleans hasn’t taken the money.
The previous program, which expired in November, transitioned hundreds of people into long-term housing.
State standardized testing returns to campus next month in-person
Virtual students must test on campus but some schools are offering expanded options.
Governor announces major expansion to vaccine eligibility list
Shots are now available to people 16 or older with a wide range of preexisting conditions.
Tulane School of Medicine administrator who alleged discrimination, retaliation turns down conditional reinstatement
The reinstatement offer came after backlash from medical school students and alumni, as well as national media attention.
Johnson & Johnson delays complicate city’s mass-vaccination plans, but new Convention Center site to remain open
The city announced plans to scale back its testing efforts to focus on vaccinations. Its mass-vaccination plan was timed around the approval of a new vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Over 1,500 New Orleans school staff receive vaccine as cases connected to local schools remain low
NOLA Public Schools district expects 3,000 staffers to have gotten their first doses by the end of this week.
DA’s office agrees to vacate 22 non-unanimous jury convictions
The action was part of a larger review of hundreds of non-unanimous verdicts.
City Council opens investigation into Entergy New Orleans over cold weather blackouts
The company revealed this week that it shut off three times more power than it had to during the cold weather streak on Mardi Gras evening.
