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477-mile lightning bolt across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi sets new world record

A single lightning bolt that stretched nearly 500 miles — crossing three U.S. states — has been certified as the world’s longest lightning strike.

Tribune News Service

World's biggest 'megaflash' bolt of lightning stretches nearly 500 miles

The enormous bolt occurred in the southern US in April 2020 and extended 477.2 miles through Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, beating the former record by almost 40 miles

Daily Mirror

Lightning bolt extending across 3 US states sets global record

Bolt of lightning stretching for 768km across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2020 is new world record holder: WMO.

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Megaflash - US lightning bolt stretched almost 500 miles across three states

Record-breaking event went across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

Wales Online

La. GOP leader weighs action over gov's 'gross misconduct'

Louisiana’s top GOP lawmaker is weighing taking legislative action against Gov. John Bel Edwards for “gross misconduct and the highest level of deceit” in his response to the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene

The Independent UK

Louisiana unveiling 2 new Civil Rights Trail markers

Louisiana is unveiling two new Civil Rights Trail markers

The Independent UK

Governor kept mum amid conflicting accounts of deadly arrest

Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show Louisiana's governor was informed within hours of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene that troopers engaged in “a violent, lengthy struggle” that ended with the Black motorist’s death

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At the Races: SCOTUS focus - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns around the country, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in this At the Races newsletter.

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Boyd Gaming, FanDuel Launch Sports Betting Across Louisiana

Boyd Gaming Corp (NYSE:BYD), along with the sports-tech entertainment company FanDuel Group, has launched mobile and retail sports betting in the state of Louisiana. Sports fans in Louisiana will be able to place bets on the FanDuel Sportsbook app in 55 of the state's 64 parishes starting January 28. The FanDuel Sportsbook app…

Benzinga

DraftKings To Launch Mobile Sportsbook In Louisiana

DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) plans to expand its relationship with Golden Nugget Casino Lake Charles by launching mobile sports betting for eligible customers in the state's permitted parishes starting on Friday, January 28. Louisiana becomes the seventeenth state to offer DraftKings' online sportsbook, and the company is now live in 18 states. "Although Louisiana…

Benzinga

Woman accused of throwing kids in lake charged with murder

A Louisiana woman accused of throwing two of her children into a lake has been indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder

The Independent UK

Secret report finds flaw in Georgia voting system, but state in the dark

ATLANTA — A confidential report alleges that hackers could flip votes if they gained access to Georgia's touchscreens, drawing interest from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Louisiana election officials and Fox News.

Tribune News Service

Louisiana explosion: Several injured after chemical tank explodes into massive mushroom cloud

Tank of ethylene dichloride explodes, leaving a long, dark trail of smoke across the sky

The Independent UK

EPA acts on environmental justice in 3 Gulf Coast states

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states

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US to hold surprise plant inspections targeting pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

Environmental Protection Agency seeks to protect local community from sites suspected of air pollution violations

USA Today Sports Media Group

2022 College Football Schedules and Scores By Teams: All 131 Schools

2022 College Football Schedules By Teams. The schedules and scores for all 131 schools.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana Senate candidate goes viral for smoking marijuana in campaign ad

Democrat Gary Chambers Jr smokes blunt in video in effort to ‘destigmatize’ use and raise awareness about racial justice

The Independent UK

1st for Louisiana: Drug-resistant fungus found at hospital

A hospital in New Orleans says it has identified two patients infected with a rare drug-resistant fungus

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The Independent UK

Senate hopeful smokes pot, slams race disparities in arrests

A candidate for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana has posted a video campaign ad that shows him smoking marijuana while decrying racial disparities in arrests for the drug

The Independent UK

US Senate candidate smokes cannabis in campaign ad in push for legalisation

Gary Chambers Jr is hoping third time’s the charm later this year when he runs for a Louisiana Senate seat

Benzinga

US Senate Candidate Smokes A Blunt In Campaign Ad: Destigmatize Weed, Highlight Racially-Biased Arrests

Democrat Gary Chambers, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat from Louisiana, released a campaign ad on Tuesday in which he smokes a sizable blunt while sitting in an armchair looking about as chill as someone could possibly look. But Chambers is dead serious about the harms of cannabis criminalization.

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