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MARCH 19, 2026

LOCAL NEWS

New Orleans City Council again grills S&WB officials over main breaks, fixes

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Sewerage & Water Board, New Orleans

New Orleans City Council presses S&WB on plan to end string of flooding incidents

Gambit

Topics: Sewerage & Water Board, New Orleans

‘Demographic timebomb’: KIPP New Orleans latest to announce school closure amid citywide enrollment decline

Verite News

Topics: Schools, New Orleans

Here are the New Orleans bills to watch during Louisiana’s 2026 legislative session

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Sewerage & Water Board, Justice System, New Orleans

Jefferson Parish Inspector General calls out parish president, council in annual report

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Office of Inspector General, Jefferson Parish

Four months in, JPSO's first responder drones have assisted with 170 arrests

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Public Safety, Jefferson Parish

Moreno forms new team to oversee, revitalize underused city properties

WWL-TV

Topics: Governance Issues, New Orleans

Jefferson School Board backs bills on retired teachers and TOPS, opposes charter and discipline bills

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Schools, Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish firefighters union calls mutual aid resolution a ‘distraction’ amid pay dispute

FOX 8

Topics: Public Safety, Jefferson Parish

A third of New Orleans TSA agents call out sick as MSY grapples with long wait times

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Public Transit, New Orleans area

'BP wasn't even this bad': Fishermen express worry after Gulf oil spill

WWL-TV

Topics: Environmental Issues, Economic Issues, New Orleans area

STATE NEWS

Louisiana to spend $1.5 billion on coastal projects next fiscal year under new plan

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Coastal Restoration, Government Finance

Louisiana could prosecute more misdemeanor defendants without juries. Here’s why it matters.

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Justice System

Should Louisiana DAs have more time to prosecute public corruption cases?

The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

Topics: Justice System

Louisiana is racing to build workforce for blue-collar surge

The Center Square

Topics: Economic Issues

OTHER PUBLIC POLICY NEWS

States Consider Expanding Sales Taxes as Income Taxes Shrink

Stateline via Governing

Topics: Government Finance

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