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New Law Requires Summons Instead Of Arrest For Low-Level Crimes In New Orleans
New Orleans Police officers can no longer arrest people who commit low-level offenses and must instead issue them a court summons.
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Congress Seals The Deal On Emergency Relief After Dispute Over Fed Lending Settled
A deal on a coronavirus relief package finally emerged on Sunday night.
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There Are Good Reasons Black People Don’t Trust Health Institutions, But I Still Got The COVID-19 Vaccine
Black people are justifiably skeptical as they evaluate treatments to prevent COVID-19 infection.
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Politicians Quit Congress, But Their ‘Zombie’ Campaigns Stagger On With Millions In The Bank
Republican Michele Bachmann hasn’t set foot in the U.S. Capitol as an elected member of Congress from Minnesota for at least six years.
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Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuits Could Be Quashed Under GOP Push In Congress
Republicans want liability shields for employers
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Folgers Tax Breaks Survive Another Month With New Orleans City Council
Council postpones decision on four tax exemptions
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65 Percent Of Students Back To In-Person Learning By End Of Fall Semester
By the end of public schools’ first full semester in the pandemic, 65% of students are back to face-to-face learning.
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Biden Picks Michigan’s Granholm For Energy, North Carolina’s Regan For EPA And New Mexico’s Haaland For Interior
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate U.S. Rep. Debra A. Haaland to lead the Interior Department.
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Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow Has COVID-19
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow announced over Twitter Friday that he has contracted COVID-19.
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Congress Close To Emergency Relief Deal Including Direct Payments, Added Unemployment Benefits
Aid for state and local governments unlikely to be included
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John Bel Edwards Plans To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine — But He Doesn’t Know When
Gov. John Bel Edwards and his family will get the COVID-19 vaccine eventually, but he isn’t sure when that will happen yet.
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Attending LSU Basketball Games More Dangerous Than Attending Football Games, Epidemiologist Warns
Members of LSU’s governing board declined to comment on his position
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LSU Official Who Didn’t Report Domestic Violence Confession Remains On Presidential Search Committee
Members of LSU’s governing board declined to comment on his position
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Heads For The Exits, Leaving A Legacy Of Turmoil
‘First thing I will do is make sure that the secretary of education is not Betsy DeVos,’ Biden promised in 2019
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Relief For States And Local Governments Remains Sticking Point For New COVID-19 Relief Bill
As COVID-19 deaths continue to rise, millions of Americans remain unemployed and a new eviction crisis looming.
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2 BB Gun Suspensions, 2 Lawsuits Filed Against The Jefferson Parish School Board
Grand Isle family filed suit Monday, accusing system of lying and destroying evidence
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Louisiana House Speaker To Host Holiday Gathering During Pandemic
State agencies were discouraged from having holiday parties and potlucks this year.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit That Tried To Overturn Election Results
4 of Louisiana’s 5 Republican representatives supported Texas suit
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FCC Grants Louisiana $342 Million To Expand High Speed Internet In Rural Communities
175,000 homes and businesses expected to benefit over 10-year period
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States Just One Step Away From COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout After Federal Panel OK
U.S. has had 15 million COVID-19 infections, 290K deaths