New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan continues to expand his reach All-Pro partners with Crescent City Corps to provide leadership, community engagement training for police officers May 10, 2021 at 04:06 PM
New Orleans Saints All-Pro defensive end
Cameron Jordan has teamed up with Crescent City Corps (CCC), a New Orleans-based non-profit that equips police officers with leadership development and community engagement training so that they can work alongside citizens to build a more just, safe, and inclusive city. After a successful pilot program with 10 officers in 2019, with the help of Jordan, they are now expanding to train over 80 NOPD officers in the next two years.
Group breaks ground on transitional home for people returning from prison
The First 72 Plus houses formerly incarcerated people and provides them with services to re-enter society. Share Updated: 1:21 PM CDT May 4, 2021 WDSU Digital Team
Group breaks ground on transitional home for people returning from prison
The First 72 Plus houses formerly incarcerated people and provides them with services to re-enter society. Share Updated: 1:21 PM CDT May 4, 2021
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Show Transcript MILLIONS ON LOCAL PET PROJECTS. THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS FOR WHEN PEOPLE WILL SEE THOSE DOLLARS. PEOPLE RELEASED FROM PRISON OFTEN HAVE NO I.D., CLOTHES OR PLACE TO SLEEP. A GROUP THAT HELPS FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE ADJUST TO LIFE OUTSIDE BARS IS HOPING TO LEND THEM A HAND. TODAY, THEY BROKE GROUND ON A NEW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BUILDING. TAKE A LOOK. YOU CAN COME TO GET THE HELP NEEDED TO GET STARTED. THAT DOES NO COME WITHOUT EXPECTATION AND
NOLA restaurants urged to apply for aid to help bring back workers
“There are shortages everywhere, as far as making wages and just being profitable as a business,” said Lance Fleming, regional manager at We Dat’s Chicken and Shrimp Author: Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Published: 7:11 PM CDT April 30, 2021 Updated: 7:11 PM CDT April 30, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Billions of dollars will soon be up for grabs through a federal program aimed at keeping restaurants open, but what many in the hospitality industry need right now are workers.
The Mayor of New Orleans is urging owners of restaurants, bars even food trucks to apply for aid through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. That money is meant to make up for past losses from the pandemic, but it could also alleviate the current staffing shortages in many restaurants.
NOLA loosens capacity restrictions for social gatherings; mask mandate remains
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that the city will be relaxing some COVID-19 restrictions but the citywide mask mandate will remain in place.
The rules go into effect on Friday.
On Tuesday, Governor John Bel Edwards lifted the mask mandate statewide, leaving it up to local parish and municipality governments to require masks.
Nearly every parish in the state has chosen to follow the governor’s lead, except Orleans Parish.
In a press conference Thursday, Cantrell and city health officials announced loosened capacity restrictions for gatherings. Outdoor gatherings will be allowed a capacity of 500 people with social distancing and masks and indoor gatherings will be allowed to have up to 250 people.
New Orleans Mayor Not Lifting Mask Mandate
We have touched on how many are ecstatic about the mask mandate being lifted by Governor John Bel Edwards for Louisiana. Well, the news came that at least one person is not really excited about the move and won t be changing things.
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell stated she won t be making any changes to the city s mask policy during a news conference earlier today. However, Mayor Cantrell did mention that some of the restrictions will be loosened beginning tomorrow.
Businesses will see increased capacity limits and outdoor gathering capacity will increase to 500, while 250 people will be allowed for indoor gatherings. We all know that New Orleans is a place that loves to party, and the pandemic really hit them hard. They are the place for Essence, Jazz Fest, and The Bayou Classic but it all stopped last year.