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No one knows how many New Orleans public school students are vaccinated, officials said Tuesday, citing reporting delays and the burden placed on schools to collect information from families.
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The downtown music festival will hold its first event since 2019, the latest festival to come back after COVID cancellations.
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COVID cases in New Orleans’ public schools dropped by roughly 50% last week. But as cases and quarantines come down, questions have been raised regarding the data’s accuracy.
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The COVID-19 emergency proclamation was renewed once again for Louisiana for another 28 days, though Gov. John Bel Edwards hinted at finally terminating the order by or before its expiration date due to falling case numbers and rising immunity amid omicron.
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In the Gulf South, Mississippi has spent around $90 million on temporary medical staff. Louisiana has spent nearly $250 million.
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COVID cases in New Orleans’ public schools were up last week, while its overall positivity rate was down, according to data released Tuesday.
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Some states are emerging from the omicron surge, but hospitals in the Gulf South are in crisis. Demand for beds is up, but there are shortages of staff.
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The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus will cut its Saturday parade route almost in half due to insufficient staffing from the New Orleans Police Department.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry has moved to join a lawsuit against New Orleans city officials seeking to strike down the city’s mask and vaccine mandates.
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COVID cases in New Orleans’ public schools dropped again last week, but quarantines were back up, according to data released Tuesday.