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New Orleans Council set to resume in-person meetings Share Updated: 11:07 AM CDT May 4, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 11:07 AM CDT May 4, 2021 WDSU Digital Team The New Orleans City Council will hold its last virtual council meeting this month. Two weeks from Thursday, the council will hold its first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started. According to City Council President Helena Moreno, the return to in-person meetings is in compliance with the city s current safety guidance. Moreno said council members will be seated six feet apart and will be limited to one staff member with them during meetings.The council worked with the New Orleans Police Department to create an overflow, waiting area that is outdoors and covered, according to Moreno.Moreno said people will then enter the council chambers when the item they are there for is called.They have also developed a way to have “hybrid meetings” combing
New Orleans to remove dozens of abandoned pay phones
New Orleans is removing dozens of abandoned pay phone kiosks across the city that have become obsolete with the widespread use of cell phones, the city announced.
In a news release, the city said that a contractor, Hard Rock Construction, LLC, would be removing a total of 77 pay phone kiosks. After the kiosks are removed they will be put up at public auction. The first batch of 10 kiosks would be removed from the Central City neighborhood.
“This is a small project in dollars, but substantial in terms of the impact to people’s everyday lives,” said Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Ramsey Green in the news release. “Removing these outdated kiosks is a big quality-of-life win for residents who live in these neighborhoods.”
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It s Not Just Hair: New Orleans CROWN Act Is A First For The Deep South But, Advocates Hope, Just The Beginning
At its last meeting in 2020, City Council made a move to address those worries when it passed the C.R.O.W.N. Act Ordinance, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination, including the denial of employment and housing because of hair texture or protective hairstyles like braids, dreadlocks and bantu knots.
The C.R.O.W.N. Study, by cosmetic company Dove, revealed Black women are 80 percent more likely to change their hair to fit social norms and workplace expectations. Those changes often include straightening their hair with extreme heat or harsh chemical relaxers.