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Former Prisoner Can Sue Officials Who Illegally Detained Him for 2 Months, 5th Circuit Says

The case is just one example of miscalculations that routinely keep Louisiana prisoners behind bars after they complete their sentences.

Reason

Fewest number of incumbents running for this cycle’s state executive offices since 2011

The number of incumbents running in this year’s state executive elections—20—is the fewest in the past four cycles for these offices. These are the 36 executive positions that voters decide in three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—in the year prior to each presidential election.

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Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

Environmental advocates and residents of the Louisiana chemical corridor known as Cancer Alley have spent decades calling for change in the way industrial activity is regulated there

The Independent UK

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Exports of US LNG soar as Europe weans itself off Russian gas

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Europe has been forced to find an alternative to Russian gas, which it relied heavily on. The European Union has turned to liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Last year, the United States became the number one exporter of LNG and that trend has…

France 24

Eight candidates are running in the all-party primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on Oct. 14

Eight candidates are running in the all-party primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on Oct. 14, 2023. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) is not running for re-election.

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Agreement reached to relinquish drilling lease on land in Montana that’s sacred to Native Americans

A Louisiana company will relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on land near Montana’s Glacier National Park that’s sacred to Native Americans

The Independent UK

Louisiana professor asked students to paint their faces to fulfil his ‘clown fetish’

Joseph Tokosh resigned from Nicholls State University in March after reports emerged that he was requesting face paint images from his students

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55% of state legislative primaries are contested in Louisiana this year

Welcome to the Friday, September 1, Brew.

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Louisiana woman arrested for stabbing grandfather in face because he asked her to take a shower

After her grandparents spoke to her about her hygiene, Carrington Harris reportedly ‘began damaging property inside the house and then turned the power off from outside’

The Independent UK

Two school board members recalled in West Bonner County School District, Idaho

Welcome to the Thursday, August 31, 2023, Brew.

Ballotpedia

‘It stops you cold’: the 272 enslaved people sold to fund Georgetown

The descendants of Ann Joice, separated as part of the sale of 272 people, are at the center of a vital new work

The Guardian - US

Time to extinguish the claim that you can’t yell ‘fire in a crowded theater’

A court decision against a Louisiana man who made a COVID joke illustrates the continuing influence of a misbegotten, century-old analogy that is frequently used as an excuse to punish or censor constitutionally protected speech.

Chicago Sun-Times

First hurricanes, now wildfire: Louisiana parish takes on a new climate disaster

The Tiger Island fire took residents by surprise, but they improvised bulldozers into fire engines and got to work

The Guardian - US

The U.S. government hoped companies would want to build wind farms off the Texas coast. No one did.

Offshore wind advocates blame Texas’ antagonistic political climate for the lack of offers. A lease off the coast of Louisiana received two bids.

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The Independent UK

Boyfriend arrested after Instagram influencer Beauty Couch found dead near torched car

Eurgene Louis-Jocques was arrested in Louisiana on charges of murder, aggravated assault and arson

The Independent UK

$5.6 million bid for one offshore tract marks modest start for Gulf of Mexico wind energy

A company has bid $5.6 million to lease federal waters off the Louisiana coast for wind energy generation

The Independent UK

Louisiana plagued by unprecedented wildfires, as largest active blaze grows

One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to burn through land and threaten rural communities, which are used to flooding and hurricanes this time of year rather than drought and blazes

The Independent UK

18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from past mistakes

A Louisiana-based nonprofit is calling for future engineers to get more education on past failures and how to avoid repeating them

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Full waiver wire order for all 32 teams at NFL roster cuts deadline

Full waiver wire for all 32 teams at NFL roster cuts deadline: Where do the New Orleans Saints stand in waiver priority?

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Mark Meadows testifies in Georgia Trump case

Trump’s White House chief of staff argues he acted in capacity as federal officer and that case should be moved to federal court. Plus, has humanity finally broken the climate?

The Guardian - US

Republicans give $101m to sports arena as myriad needs loom over Louisiana

State faces poverty, poor education and insufficient healthcare, but lawmakers are funding renovations to event center

Reason

'No Reasonable Officer' Would Have Arrested a Guy for a COVID-19 Joke, the 5th Circuit Says

The appeals court ruled that a Facebook post alluding to World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment.

USA Today Sports Media Group

LOOK: Best photos from New Orleans Saints preseason finale vs. Texans

The Independent UK

Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the United States

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area

The Independent UK

Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality

Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River

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