2020 has been a year like no other. From the circulation of rumors in early January of a novel Coronavirus appearing (allegedly) in Wuhan, China to social distancing, travel restrictions and eventual global lockdowns, this year will be long in the memory – unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. As nations around the globe continue […]
October 26, 2020 Gov. John Bel Edwards filed a lawsuit in state court today defending his COVID-19 public health emergency proclamation, which has been challenged by a group of members of the House of Representatives just as new COVID-19 cases reach a third spike in other areas of the country. Already, 5,648 Louisianans have died […]
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. New From ProPublica No Democrats Allowed: A Conservative Lawyer Holds Secret Voter Fraud Meetings With State Election Officials The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, whose work about voting fraud has been discredited, […]
The New Orleans Saints will open their 2020 NFL Regular Season schedule this Sunday evening, when they host the visiting NFC South division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Kickoff is slated for 3:25 p.m. Central and the game will be televised nationally on FOX (locally in New Orleans on FOX Channel 8 […]
“New Orleans is slowly bleeding to death. I don’t know how much longer my job will be able to continue leaking.” It’s a desperate statement, from a New Orleanian on Twitter, that’s all too familiar to those who depend on businesses being open, and life returning to some semblance of normal, in order to […]
37 wins and 11 losses in the past 3 NFL Seasons. With an outstanding overall win-loss record such as that one, you’d have to assume to yourself that the team being spoken about is one that is either a current Super Bowl champion, or has won a Pro Football World title within the past few […]
Saturday, August 15th, from 3 – 5pm Step Up Louisiana is a giving away delicious food and masks to get out the message about the importance of The Fair Chance Hiring Act. Formerly Incarcerated People (FIPs) and their allies are invited to the Next Generation of Morning Star Baptist Church at 3536 Saint Ferdinand St. […]
Governor John Bel Edwards announced on Friday, August 7 that he would be petitioning President Trump to fully fund the deployment of the Louisiana National Guard through December 31, 2020. Without it, Louisiana could be on the hook for $10 million. Title 32, Section 502(f) of the United States Code provides that the National Guard […]
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It’s the middle of the summer, and the coronavirus has not gone away. When the pandemic first began, some had hoped that there’d be a lull during the summer, with the heat […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the largest economies in the world since China reported the first confirmed case in December 2019. The disease started spreading rapidly in Europe and the United States in February. The growth domestic product of China grew by 3 percent in the second quarter of the year while that of […]
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