The City Council still needs to approve the multi-year contract for the contract, but so far, that contract hasn’t been presented to the public or Council President Helena Moreno. […]
Singleton Charter School gets another warning letter from NOLA Public Schools. City may roll back surveillance bans. And with criminal trials set to restart next month, the court faces a long list of delayed cases. […]
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The Jerome “Big Duck” Smith Justice System Advisory committee was tasked with advising the council on criminal justice spending and policies. […]
State Police monitored George Floyd protests with drones. COVID cases down in city schools. And the City Council rehires longtime Entergy consultants. […]
Williams wants $1.3 million for more prosecutors, a full-time embed at the city surveillance hub and other priorities. […]
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Cases among prison staff are also up. The spike follows major increases in the general state, national population due to the omicron variant. […]
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The case, filed in 2018, is in its second week of trial. […]
Firefighters’ union president says the Real Time Crime Center camera network shouldn’t be used for city employment matters. […]
The school district is not calling for remote learning, though several schools have independently decided to pivot to virtual instruction. […]
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Officials say the total number of people in restrictive housing has gone down, but the state doesn’t keep enough data to substantiate that claim. […]
