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Louisiana child kicked out of class because parents are same-sex couple

Parents said they were told she ‘wouldn’t be able to go to school there any more because of our lifestyle choices’

The Guardian - US

Le bon temps continue to roll on Cajun radio in Southern Louisiana

Eight radio stations in Southern Louisiana still broadcast partially in French as they try to keep alive a dying language in the area. French has been spoken there since the mid-1700s.

WEKU

An extraordinary story of forgiveness: from life without parole to finding grace

A new project gives a voice to people serving life sentences in Louisiana – and brought together two men whose lives collided in tragedy

The Guardian - US

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Albert Woodfox, inmate who spent decades in solitary, dies

Albert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent decades in isolation at a Louisiana prison and then became an advocate for prison reforms after he was released, died Thursday of complications from COVID-19

The Independent UK

Louisiana abortion providers file appeal, hope to block ban

Access to abortion in Louisiana has been back-and-forth for weeks — with the state’s three clinics relying on rulings and temporary restraining orders to continue operations

The Independent UK

Albert Woodfox, held in solitary confinement for 43 years, dies aged 75

Member of ‘Angola Three’ was wrongfully convicted of 1972 murder of Louisiana prison guard and released only in 2016

The Guardian - US

Mystikal denied bond as details emerge in latest sexual-assault case

Mystikal has been denied bond following allegations that he beat, raped and robbed a woman during a financial dispute in his suburban home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Los Angeles Times

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Rapper Mystikal, accused of rape, denied bond by judge

A Louisiana judge has refused to set any bond for rapper Mystikal, who is accused of raping and choking a woman at his home outside Baton Rouge

The Independent UK

Judge bars Louisiana father from contacting child in custody battle with alleged victim

Crysta Abelseth, 32, publicly accused the father of her child, John Barnes, 46, of raping her when she was 16 and he was 30 amid a nasty custody battle. A Louisiana judge has now taken the daughter away from both parents, saying neither of them is credible and each has…

The Independent UK

Rapper Mystikal has been arrested and charged with rape

The New Orleans rapper, who previously served a six-year prison sentence for sexual assault, allegedly assaulted a woman at his Louisiana home.

Mic

Rapper Mystikal again accused of rape; held without bond

A Louisiana sheriff says rapper Mystikal is again accused of rape

The Independent UK

Rapper Mystikal arrested again in Louisiana and faces charges of rape, robbery and battery

Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been arrested again in Louisiana and charged with first-degree rape, among several other violent charges.

Los Angeles Times

Louisiana abortion ban reinstated, clinics halt procedures

For weeks, access to abortion in Louisiana has been flickering — with the state’s three clinics relying on rulings and temporary restraining orders that allowed them to continue operations

The Independent UK

Whistle Down the Wind review – fiery revival of Lloyd Webber’s unloved show

New production reshapes the 1996 original set in rural Louisiana as a taut fable of faith and fear

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Whistle Down the Wind review – outstanding production of the Lloyd Webber musical

Tom Jackson Greaves thrillingly fuses movement with music in his revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Louisiana-set take on the classic 60s film

Ballotpedia

Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…

Daily Mirror

Police officers line up to give dying veteran dog one last final cuddle

Before Shadow the retired K9 peacefully went over the rainbow bridge, his fellow officers lined up at theShreveport Police Department in Louisiana, US, to say their final goodbyes and give him one last pat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

No honeymoon for SEC's new football coaches at Florida, Louisiana State

Billy Napier doesn’t have time to style his hair. Not when you take over a college football program that’s rummaged through three head coaches the past decade.

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Rapper JayDaYoungan fatally shot outside home in Louisiana

Rapper JayDaYonugan was gunned down outside his home in Louisiana, according to authorities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Climate change, vanishing islands in Louisiana threaten brown pelicans

Scientists estimate Louisiana loses one football field’s worth of ground every 60 to 90 minutes. “We’re on the front lines of climate change,” one ecologist says.

The Independent UK

Climate change and vanishing islands threaten brown pelicans

Raccoon Island, a barrier isle an hour's boat ride off the coast of Louisiana, is one of the few remaining breeding refuges for the iconic brown pelicans

WEKU

Insurances woes in coastal Louisiana make hurricane recovery difficult

With some major insurance companies not offering policies and small firms facing bankruptcy, residents are scrambling to find coverage for this year's hurricane season as structures remain unrepaired.

The Independent UK

Climate change and vanishing islands threaten brown pelicans

Raccoon Island, a barrier isle an hour's boat ride off the coast of Louisiana, is one of the few remaining breeding refuges for the iconic brown pelicans

The Independent UK

Lil Wayne mourns death of Louisiana police officer who ‘refused to let him die’

‘RIP uncle Bob,’ Lil Wayne wrote

Reason

Arrest for World-War-Z-Inspired March 2020 Joke About Police Shooting "Infected" on Sight Was Constitutional

From Bailey v. Iles, decided Wednesday by Judge David Joseph (W.D. La.): This matter arises out of an incident that began with a "posting" on Facebook during the early stages of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On March 20, 2020, Waylon Bailey—allegedly "bored" due to the lockdown associated with COVID-19—posted…

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