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Kaylon Marshall is waiting for a new heart, but that isn't keeping him from reaching his goals, and completing high school.more>> Kaylon Marshall is waiting for a new heart, but that isn't keeping him from reaching his goals, and completing high school.more>> An elite emergency response team is gearing up, brushing up on lifesaving techniques that have been used in Hurricanes Katrina to Isaac.more>> An elite emergency response team is gearing up, brushing up on lifesaving techniques that have been used in Hurricanes Katrina to Isaac.more>> Agents converged on the office on Thursdaymore>> Agents converged on the office on Thursdaymore>> St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain has a new chief deputy.
more>> St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain has a new chief deputy.
more>> Police are looking for 11-year-old Tationa Youngblood who was last seen Friday night around 9:30 p.m. in the 9200 block of Paula Court.more>> Police are looking for 11-year-old Tationa Youngblood who was last seen Friday night around 9:30 p.m. in the 9200 block of Paula Court.more>> The NOPD is looking for this woman for questioning in an aggravated battery in the 2100 block of South Claiborne on May 19.
more>> The NOPD is looking for this woman for questioning in an aggravated battery in the 2100 block of South Claiborne on May 19.
more>> The New Orleans Police Department needs your assistance in locating 54-year-old Patricia Brumfield, who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and is desperately in need of her medication.more>> The New Orleans Police Department needs your assistance in locating 54-year-old Patricia Brumfield, who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and is desperately in need of her medication.more>> Residents and companies in Plaquemines Parish are being asked to place all remaining debris from Hurricane Isaac on the roadside by Monday.more>> Residents and companies in Plaquemines Parish are being asked to place all remaining debris from Hurricane Isaac on the roadside by Monday.more>> A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics.
more>> A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics.
more>> "As part of the announcement today, NOPD announced that Commander Edwin Hosli has been reinstated to full duty following the close of local and federal investigations into the red light traffic camera detail."more>> "Today the New Orleans Police Department announced the realignment of several Police Commanders... As part of the announcement today, NOPD announced that Commander Edwin Hosli has been reinstated to full duty following the close of local and federal investigations into the red light traffic camera detail."more>>
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Federal officials are investigating allegations by the Southern Poverty Law Center that the Jefferson Parish public schools discriminate against Latino students.
In a letter dated Sept. 27, the Justice Department's civil rights division and Education Department's office for civil rights said they haven't reached any conclusions about the law center's claims that the school system has violated federal anti-discrimination laws.
The law center filed a complaint in August on behalf of 16 Latino students and their families, accusing the district of creating a hostile environment for Latino students by allowing employees to harass them about their citizenship status.
The school system has said that serving "English Language Learners" has been a priority for the district. Latino students account for 17 percent of the district's student population.
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