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Covid-19 Was Never A Black People Disease; It Was Just Killing Mostly Black People
Black people between 60-69 have died of COVID-19 at a rate 12 times higher than their White counterparts.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry Says Governor’s Face-Mask Mandate Can’t Be Enforced
Edwards’ order ‘does not pass the constitutional test,’ Landry says
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Border Officials Did Not Follow Guidelines On Migrant Children’s Health Care, Government Investigators Find
The U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent “congressional watchdog,” found gaps in care across border facilities.
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NOPD Not A Few Bad Apples But A ‘Bad Orchard,’ Community Group Says
Activists urge feds not to end NOPD’s federal consent decree
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Conflicting Opinions About Reopening Schools In Louisiana And The U.S.
National survey finds opinions vary according to race, party and income
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Two Huge Covid-19 Surges Make Louisiana An Outlier In The U.S.
Some states surged in spring, some in summer; Louisiana has surged both times
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Forty-Two Percent Of Louisiana Inmates Tested Have Been Positive For Covid-19
Experts say high positivity rate suggests disease is even more widespread.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards: Louisiana Bars Must Close And Face Masks Must Be Worn
Order follows one of the worst days in Louisiana’s virus battle
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Key Senators Predict Victory In Battle With Trump Over Renaming Military Facilities That Honor Confederates
In Louisiana, Fort Polk and Camp Beauregard could be renamed
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State Plans To Supply Schools With Cleaning Supplies And Personal Protective Equipment
School employees must be provided adequate access to hygienic supplies.
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Rise St. James Files Injunction Seeking To Halt Construction Of $9.4 B Formosa Plastics Plant
Rise St. James, a faith-based environmental justice group in St. James Parish took its fight against Formosa Plastics to Washington.
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White House Leans On Louisiana To Reopen Schools
Vice President Pence, head of White House Coronavirus Task Force, visits Baton Rouge
