The DA-elect lays out his plan for hiring staff and a new Civil Rights Division to be headed by former director of the Innocence Project New Orleans
An advisory panel on Thursday recommended the agency approve an emergency use authorization. Frontline healthcare workers would be the first to be vaccinated.
The cases are spread across 44 campuses, more than half the city's public schools.
In scathing report, judge says he has “lost trust” in the city.
Williams defeated Keva Landrum in Saturday's election. He has pledged to end the policies of mass incarceration in the city.
Two schools reported more than 100 people quarantining.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could overturn at least 1,500 split jury verdicts in Louisiana. But in Orleans Parish, hundreds convicted by a 10-2 jury may not have to rely on a court ruling, under pledges from Williams, Landrum.
The Cantrell administration and library officials have come out strong in favor of a package of ballot initiatives that would cut the library budget by 40 percent in favor of housing and economic development. And they have repeatedly made false and misleading statements about the proposal.
The district is tracking 54 active cases across 27 schools.
The return comes as similar reality shows face national scrutiny over exploitation. And COVID-19 could pose further challenges.
