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.
A local pressure campaign to force the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center to use its reserve funds for coronavirus worker relief funding is starting to affect the center’s business.
Parole revocation hearings have been suspended since March.
High demand during the coronavirus crisis has caused prices to rise as much as 14 times the usual cost.
Former-State Rep. Walt Leger, the new board chairman of the Convention Center, says the center will push forward with large, controversial developments despite ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Governor’s office says the memo was inadvertently released. Advocates worry politics is being placed over public health.
The Governor said he would sign an order after meeting with acting state superintendent. The announcement came hours after the state board of education requested schools not reopen.
City officials say improvements are being made.
