With Republicans in Congress dragging their feet on a new stimulus package that may or may not include an extension of federally-enhanced unemployment compensation, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) is advising individuals receiving unemployment benefits, that the last week of eligibility for claimants filing for the extra Federal Pandemic Unemployment...
School in Orleans Parish will Start with Distance Learning
With COVID-19 cases rising across New Orleans, NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) announced Tuesday (July 21) that students will start the school year with distance learning, with the goal of returning students to in-person learning after Labor Day. “While returning students to the classroom is absolutely critical, the latest data is...
Frontline Workers Urged to Apply for COVID-19 Hazard Pay
Applications for the Frontline Workers COVID-19 Hazard Pay Rebate Program opened today (Wednesday, July 15) 2and will remain open through October 31. The application can be found at http://frontlineworkers.la.gov/. The program will be limited to the first 200,000 applicants. Applicants must meet the following guidelines: Applicant is a Louisiana residentApplicant was employed...
Affordable Housing Out of Reach for Many New Orleanians, Report Shows
According to a report released today, full-time wage earners in New Orleans need to earn $20.73 an hour in order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at fair-market rent rates. For the rest of the state, that figure is a little lower— but not much less at $17.48 per hour. The...
HeroZona Foundation Establishes Nation’s Largest COVID-19 Testing Site NNPA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A.P. Powell, the founder and CEO of HeroZona, calls the recently established free drive-thru testing site “COVID City.” Funding for the site came via the CARES Act established earlier this year. “We saw high demand, so we acted,” said Powell. “While the [South Mountain Community College] site...
City, Community Leaders Celebrate Start of Lower Ninth Ward Road Project
Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other officials today (Monday, July 13) to mark the beginning of the $8.8 million Lower Ninth Ward Northeast B roadwork project. Mayor Cantrell was joined by District E City Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen and and Rev. Michael Zacharie of Beulah Land Baptist Church. “We refuse to let...
Local School, Health Officials to Provide Updates about 2020-2021 School Year
Orleans Parish Schools Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. is expected to provideCOVID-19 related updates, such as procuring PPE supplies for all Orleans Parish public schools, as well discuss and answer questions about the District’s plan for reopening public schools during a virtual press conference at Tuesday, July 14. Among the plans...
COVID-19 Testing
Walk-up mobile COVID-19 testing will be available in New Orleans East Tuesday, July 14 - Thursday, July 16. This will be a nasal swab test, provided by partners LCMC, LSU, and the New Orleans Health Department. "Testing is still a vital tool in tracking and slowing the spread of COVID-19,...
The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of us live in more highly populated areas where it’s more difficult to practice physical distancing from one another. Many of us also live in...
Will the 2020 NFL Season Be the Last for Drew Brees at the New Orleans Saints?
So how do the New Orleans Saints go about kicking on, from being the NFC’s bridesmaids to finally making their way to the Championship game and beyond? Clearly, Drew Brees is going to be central to those hopes. He may be 41 years old now, but the quarterback is still...