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The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: TOP OF THE HOUR: — Protesters take to New York City streets after curfew, again. — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tells protesters they...
The Latest: Filipino leader says US unrest hurts virus fight
MANILLA, Philippines — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says that he is glad “Filipinos are really law-abiding” and that the Philippines is not going through unrest like America, which would make the coronavirus quarantine enforcement formidable. Duterte made the remarks during a...
Saints' Brees takes first step toward mending relationships
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees now realizes he'd fallen out of touch. His contemporaries drove that home when they pilloried him this week for repeating a long-held conviction he'd always felt comfortable expressing. In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Brees repeated his opposition to...
Edwards declares emergency in Louisiana because of Cristobal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal appeared poised to strike Louisiana as early as this weekend. “While it is still too early to know for sure what impact Cristobal could have on Louisiana, now is the time...
Louisiana loosens virus restrictions; bars can reopen Friday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Nearly three months after they were closed because of the coronavirus, Louisiana's bars, spas and tattoo shops can begin restarting operations Friday, as the state continues to loosen its virus-related restrictions. Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the latest restrictions Thursday,...
Black university calls for Jeff Davis Parkway to be renamed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The nation's only historically black Catholic university is bordered by a highway named for the Confederacy's president — and it wants that changed. Two New Orleans City Council members said they support a request from trustees of Xavier University of Louisiana and local...
Louisiana public defenders request $28M amid court closures
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's public defenders asked state lawmakers Thursday for millions in stopgap aid to offset dollars they've lost to defend the poor because of court closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The defenders of indigent people who can't afford their own lawyers pleaded their...
New Orleans police defend tear gas use during bridge protest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tear gas was deployed against protesters during a late night encounter in New Orleans only after demonstrators tried to forcibly cross police lines on an approach to a Mississippi River bridge, the police chief said Thursday. Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson began a Thursday news...
Horse racing returns to Louisiana's Acadiana region
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — The 2020 Evangeline Downs horse racing season opens Friday, almost three months later than originally scheduled. Because of the delayed start, Evangeline Downs' racing schedule will only include 50 days instead of the planned 84 days. The summer meet is still scheduled to end...
21-year-old Lousiana man charged with slaying 2 relatives
CROWLEY, La. (AP) — A 21-year-old Louisiana man has been charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of his grandfather and godmother, according to authorities. Detrick Guillory was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement Thursday. Deputies...
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