The city and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office are implementing short- and long-term plans for housing mentally ill inmates, but critics say jail is no place to treat mental illness. […]
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Former New Orleans IG Ed Quatrevaux on his eight-year tenure and his office’s successes. […]
Also at Thursday’s budget hearing, the Orleans Public Defender’s Office advocated for greater funding, saying their current budget isn’t enough to end a year-long hiring freeze. […]
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Council members again ask if citywide property tax increases are necessary. […]
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Thursday presented a proposed $722 million city general fund budget for next year, an increase of $21 million — or 2.8 percent — above this year’s expected $702 million budget. Much of the increase will go to public safety, such as the police and fire departments, as well as […]
Michael Isaac Stein wins in investigative and government reporting categories. Marta Jewson wins for education reporting. […]
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Plus, a woman takes drastic steps to stop an allegedly illegal short-term rental in her neighborhood. A mysterious surveillance camera in Lakeview. And a new episode of Behind The Lens. […]
Civil rights activists say they’re concerned over lack of transparency and a potential return to ‘predictive policing’ methods. […]
Entergy New Orleans could face $2 million fine over frequent outages The New Orleans City Council’s utility advisers are recommending a $1.5 million to $2 million fine against Entergy New Orleans for failing to adequately maintain the city’s aging electrical distribution system — the poles and wires that run down New Orleans streets to connect […]
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In late February, Seattle-area U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, introduced a “Medicare for All” bill in Congress that immediately attracted more than 100 Democratic co-sponsors. The legislation, if passed, would provide comprehensive healthcare coverage — medical, dental, prescriptions, long-term care, mental health, and more — to every resident in the United States, with no copays, premiums, […]
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