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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.

City says funding new jail building would require ‘cutting basic city services’

It appeared that 'Phase III' was ready to move forward after years of debate. But with expected shortfalls due to COVID-19, City Hall says a new jail building could take funding away from other priorities.
by Nick Chrastil June 1, 2020 Updated June 1, 2020

Some New Orleans workers scramble to organize as they’re pushed back into frontline jobs

Charlotte Wilcox and three of her coworkers from Still Perkin' Coffee Shop have been on strike for two weeks.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 29, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

Detainees at privately owned immigration facility say sheriff’s office broke up protest with pepper spray, projectiles

Catahoula Parish Sheriff admits that he and his deputies were there, but denies intervening.
by Debbie Nathan May 27, 2020 Updated May 27, 2020

Suspected child abuse reports drop by half during COVID-19 school closure, indicating potential underreporting, experts say

‘We know that when stress levels increase, children become more at-risk,’ one state official said.
by Marta Jewson May 21, 2020 Updated May 23, 2020

City department leaders suggest layoffs, consolidation, suspension of curbside recycling and more to help plug city’s budget hole

City CAO asked for budget reduction plans to address tax shortfalls from coronavirus closures.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 19, 2020 Updated May 19, 2020

‘We’re having to choose to put ourselves at risk’: Tough decisions for workers as city, state reopen

Many workers in the city could face the choice between exposing themselves and their families to a deadly virus or losing their livelihoods.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 15, 2020 Updated May 15, 2020

As schools face financial crisis, OPSB extends superintendent’s $250K contract more than a year before it expires

Public given little information on vote in advance of virtual meeting.
by Marta Jewson May 14, 2020 Updated May 14, 2020

Oakdale inmate dies from COVID-19 two days after scheduled release

‘I would like for you to put in bold letters that we do hold the prison responsible for this,’ the man’s son told The Lens.
by Nick Chrastil May 12, 2020 Updated May 12, 2020

New Orleans left out of formal statewide protections against electricity shutoffs and late fees during COVID-19 crisis

New Orleans, unlike most of the state, is relying on assurances from Entergy instead of mandating protections through regulatory action.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 7, 2020 Updated May 19, 2020

Virtual graduations, car parades, schools celebrate the Class of 2020 amid ‘stay-at-home order’

Some schools are planning in-person ceremonies later in the summer, others are awaiting word from local officials on restrictions.
by Marta Jewson May 6, 2020 Updated May 6, 2020

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