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THE LENS: School district: Laptops, hotspots will go to students this week
New Orleans students who need laptops and wireless hotspots to access online lessons during the statewide school closure will begin…
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THE LENS: Recent New Orleans arrestee positive for coronavirus, state Supreme Court warns a jail outbreak could be ‘catastrophic’
A man arrested Thursday night has the coronavirus and is being held in the New Orleans jail, according to the…
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Behind THE LENS episode 75: Business matters
New Orleans’ tourism economy is on hold and the Convention Center is being used as a makeshift hospital. But that’s…
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THE LENS: ‘When do we pause?’ As city struggles, Convention Center pushes forward with $1.2 billion plans for hotel, renovations, ‘entertainment district’
“What’s the status of the hotel development, given the state of things, is that on pause?” Ryan Berni said during…
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THE LENS: Four confirmed coronavirus deaths at Louisiana federal prison
Four prisoners at Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale, a federal prison in Allen Parish, Louisiana have died of COVID-19, the disease…
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THE LENS: Governor says Louisiana schools shuttered through April 30
Louisiana public schools will remain closed for the rest of the month, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced at a Thursday…
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THE LENS: Coalition of 21 groups calls on Convention Center to use $100 million from cash reserves to support hospitality workers
A coalition of 21 local unions, advocacy organizations and other groups are calling on the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans…
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Behind THE LENS episode 74: Stay home, stay informed
The federal government approves a major disaster declaration for Louisiana. We’re a hot spot for the COVID-19 crisis, but are…
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“This is worse than Katrina” – How New Orleanians Cope With COVID-19 Restrictions
As we now know, the Stay At Home order will last through at least April and New Orleans is struggling.…
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Remember The Hard Rock Hotel?
About four weeks ago, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell had said that a contract to demolish the Hard Rock Hotel…
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