Coronavirus Local Updates
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Local News
THE LENS: Louisiana federal prison starts releasing prisoners from minimum-security camp, according to inmates
Prisoners are starting to be released from a minimum-security camp at the federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, due to the…
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THE LENS: Volunteers report health, safety issues at the temporary Hilton homeless facility
Four medical student volunteers raised concerns this week with New Orleans city officials about health and safety issues — including…
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Food & Beverage
City-Wide, Curbside Fish Fry
Food definitely brings New Orleans Local together. This will be the fourth and last City-Wide, Curbside Fish Fry. It will…
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THE LENS: Recovered COVID-19 patients in New Orleans area donate blood to California biotech firm working on treatment
The race to find a treatment for COVID-19 is in full swing as researchers in labs across the world attempt…
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THE LENS: ‘The perfect storm’: amid stay-at-home order, a bleak HousingNOLA report finds New Orleans lost 351 affordable housing units in past six months
In 2016, then-New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu adopted a five-year housing plan featuring a commitment to “build or preserve” 7,500 affordable housing…
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THE LENS: Sheriff’s Office confirms 15 New Orleans inmates positive for coronavirus, advocates in motorcade protest for more releases
A motorcade protest consisting of dozens of cars demanding decarceration of state and local detention facilities amid the spread of…
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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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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: 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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Music
Coronavirus Curriculum: Sofa King Fest
New Orleanians are usually very social creatures who love music. Jazz Fest and French Quarter Fest, which usually kick off…
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