🌱 COVID Outbreaks In Local Jails + 1 Juvenile Fugitive Caught

New Orleans LA

13 January, 2022

4:29 PM

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Hello, people of New Orleans! Shannon Denney here with your brand-new New Orleans Daily. First, today's weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 67 Low: 55. Here are the top four stories today in New Orleans: Significant COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported at the New Orleans jail and across Louisiana state prisons. This only exacerbates their previous problem of low staffing. (The Lens)New Orleans musician Irvin Mayfield and his business partner have reported to federal prison to begin serving their sentences for diverting 1.3 million from the New Orleans Public Library Foundation into their personal accounts this week. (WDSU New Orleans) In an update from NOPD on the four juveniles who escaped from Youth Center in New Orleans. One suspect has been caught and taken into custody but the other three are still on the run. (WAFB) NOPD is asking for public assistance in locating a 33-year-old man who went missing in New Orleans after traveling here for business last week. (WGNO New Orleans) From our sponsor: Today's New Orleans Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in New Orleans! Today in New Orleans: Tulane University Track at Jim Green Invite (12:00 AM) Darci Lynne & Friends: Fresh Out of the Box Tour (7:00 PM) KM Dance Project: Raw Fruit at the Contemporary Arts Center (7:30 PM) From my notebook: Tulips for the New Orleans City Park have arrived and their staff is in the process of planting. In just a month, they will be blooming on Big Lake! (Instagram) The New Orleans Jazz Museum's Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival may be postponed at until March 16th- 19th, but you can still celebrate at the Annual Danny Barker Birthday Tribute Concert at Snug Harbor tonight! (Instagram) The Regional Transit Authority is currently hiring for a number of positions including a Supervisor of Bus Maintenance. To learn more about open positions and to apply, visit www.norta.com/careers (Facebook) Loving the New Orleans Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around! — Shannon Denney