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Taken for a Ride

Investigations

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

This time, it's not just a problem for the city of New Orleans, and not just an issue for charter schools.
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.

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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.
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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.
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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