New Orleans, unlike most of the state, is relying on assurances from Entergy instead of mandating protections through regulatory action.
Some schools are planning in-person ceremonies later in the summer, others are awaiting word from local officials on restrictions.
The city’s two largest charter groups were too big to qualify for the program.
Several states, included Louisiana, have shuttered schools until the end of the academic year, leaving some students out of classrooms for five months or more.
Council members say few details yet available on how the debt would be repaid.
The jail's compliance director speaks with The Lens about his decision to expand inmate testing and the challenges of keeping a deadly infection in check in a confined environment.
‘We’ve become aware of just how much we don’t know pertaining to this particular virus,’ one doctor told The Lens.
In a virtual board meeting with technical difficulties, the public criticized the lack of process and timing of the proposed move.
Orleans Sheriff’s Office has no plans to move patients to Camp J at Angola as other local jails have.
The governor hopes to begin the reopening process soon, but the state says it still needs hundreds of workers to implement a contact tracing program.
