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City workers, community advocates question impact of cuts, furloughs and layoffs on New Orleans
The city of New Orleans is facing down a projected $222 million budget deficit, requiring it to institute cuts, furloughs and layoffs. What will be the impact and legacy of these austerity measures?
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7mNOPD, National Guard are sweeping corners near New Orleans Public Library
Officers from the New Orleans Police Department and the Louisiana National Guard have been conducting at least twice-daily sweeps of the area, ordering unhoused people to leave the corners near the library.
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27mExonerated after 42 years in prison, he's eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation. Louisiana's AG says no.
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any compensation from the state
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6mNew Orleans City Council discusses increasing oversight of NOPD drone usage
A new ordinance would require the New Orleans Police Department to report more frequently to the City Council on its use of drones.
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6mAdvisory committee kicks off work to consider a City Hall makeover
The Municipal Complex Advisory Committee will consider how to renovate a half-century old City Hall building.
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4mSister Gertrude Morgan, a self-taught artist and preacher of the Gospel
Although she earned critical acclaim for her artistry, Morgan never sought fame, saying she worked for the Lord.