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Stranded at the bus stop: Shortage of drivers, permitted school buses leave children waiting

Investigations

Stranded at the bus stop: Shortage of drivers, permitted school buses leave children waiting

Investigations

Five of every six New Orleans school buses lack permits a week before school starts

As of this Tuesday, 695 school buses have applied for CPNCs. Only 110 of them had been approved for a CPNC.
Investigations

Taken for a Ride: 5 in 6 buses lack permit

David Hammer's Taken for a Ride investigation looks at how many school buses in Orleans parish have permits ahead of the school year.
Taken For A Ride

95 New Orleans school bus drivers did not have proper permit in 2019

In the wake of WWL-TV’s “Taken for a Ride” investigation, the city of New Orleans stepped in and imposed new school bus regulations last February.
Taken For A Ride

Is New Orleans' permit system hurting local school bus companies?

Bus companies told WWL-TV the city’s new permit requirements are hurting them disproportionately, squeezing them out in favor of larger national or regional firms.
Local News

Is New Orleans' permit system hurting local school bus companies?

Bus companies told WWL-TV the city’s new permit requirements are hurting them disproportionately, squeezing them out in favor of larger national or regional firms.
Taken For A Ride

Dozens of New Orleans school bus drivers still do not have required permits

Only 28 of the 95 unpermitted drivers identified by WWL-TV had even applied for the city permits, which were implemented in February 2019
Taken For A Ride

95 New Orleans school bus drivers did not have proper permit in 2019

In the wake of WWL-TV’s “Taken for a Ride” investigation, the city of New Orleans stepped in and imposed new school bus regulations last February.
Taken For A Ride

Taken For A Ride: Search Your School for Unpermitted Bus Drivers

Over the course of the fall semester, WWL-TV received the names of 472 school bus drivers from 36 of the 39 New Orleans charter school groups
Taken For A Ride

Taken for a Ride - A David Hammer investigation

Eyewitness News Investigator David Hammer started looking into reports of problems with local school buses and it turned into much more.
Taken For A Ride

Disgraced school bus operators pop up with new company

Public records, anonymous accounts and internal emails show that the old leadership at Scholars First didn’t leave what they call “the bus game"
Taken For A Ride

Disgraced school bus operators pop up with new company

public records, anonymous accounts and internal emails show that the old leadership at Scholars First didn’t leave what they call “the bus game"

Rain returns Wednesday

Krewe of Boo could be the parade that saves Mardi Gras 2022

Rain returns Wednesday

Tropical development is not expected this week

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Stranded at the bus stop: Shortage of drivers, permitted school buses leave children waiting

Five of every six New Orleans school buses lack permits a week before school starts

Taken for a Ride: 5 in 6 buses lack permit

95 New Orleans school bus drivers did not have proper permit in 2019

Is New Orleans' permit system hurting local school bus companies?

Is New Orleans' permit system hurting local school bus companies?

Dozens of New Orleans school bus drivers still do not have required permits

95 New Orleans school bus drivers did not have proper permit in 2019

Taken For A Ride: Search Your School for Unpermitted Bus Drivers

Taken for a Ride - A David Hammer investigation

Disgraced school bus operators pop up with new company

Disgraced school bus operators pop up with new company

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