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‘We’re In A New Normal,’ Gov. Edwards Says About Coronavirus Restrictions
Edwards won’t say if that means no fall tailgating
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Governor Wins First Round In Dispute With Bar Owners, But Fight Not Over
Hearings scheduled for August
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Fear Of Losing Unemployment Benefits Pervades The United States
Congress is continuing to squabble over whether to extend a federal supplement to unemployment insurance and if they do, by how much.
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Louisiana: 5 Numbers That Explain Our Coronavirus Outbreak Right Now
State moves ahead in most cases per capita.
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Local Government Coronavirus Relief Will Mostly Go To Public Safety, Criminal Justice
Mayors want more flexibility with the funding
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Louisiana Ranked Next To Last In Quality Of Its Schools
New analysis puts it just ahead of New Mexico
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Even As Louisiana Homelessness Surges, Federal Rental Assistance Ends
End to $600/week federal unemployment aid likely to worsen the problem.
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Education Department’s Reopening Rules May Be Hard For Students To Follow
3rd graders and above expected to social distance and wear masks
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Formosa Agrees To Defer Major St. James Parish Construction Until February
Agreement signed after opponents seek injunction in federal court
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Coronavirus Cases Are Straining The State’s Healthcare Capacity, Gov. Edwards Warns
Number of state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases passes the 100,000 mark
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Louisiana Set A Daily Coronavirus Case Record On Wednesday
The state previously reported its highest daily coronavirus case count April 2.
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Vaccine Makers Say A COVID-19 Shot Could Be Available In Early 2021
Clinical trials will soon commence in Metairie and Baton Rouge
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Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Can’t Stop The Great American Outdoors Act
The popular bipartisan bill sent to President Trump for signature.
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Louisiana Court Ruling Striking Split-Jury Verdicts Should Mean The Release Of Inmates Convicted That Way: Attorneys
About 1,600 Louisiana inmates sent to prison by split juries.
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Gov. Edwards’ Rent Relief Program Runs Out Of Money Soon
Advocates say homelessness has already exploded and is likely to get worse
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Pollution Left Us In St. James Parish Vulnerable To Covid-19; Now Industry Wants To Build Bigger
COMMENTARY: "We shouldn’t have to pay for economic development with our lives."
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New Orleans Public Schools Will Begin Fully Online
“We are making this shift because we’re listening to the advice of medical experts,” Superintendent Henderson Lewis said.
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Louisiana Republicans Don’t Plan To Sue Over Mask Order, Leader Says
"We should understand that our decision will not only affect the health and wellbeing of our citizens..."
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How Many Burial Sites Are On The Land Where Formosa Plastics Plans To Build?
Formosa says one, but its opponents say up to seven
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Child Advocates Warned Of A Surge In Abuse Cases, But There’s No Evidence That’s Happened
Calls to Louisiana’s child abuse hotline dropped by half due to COVID-19
