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Will Louisiana require you to wear a face mask?
Following a steady rise in coronavirus cases, a new mandate requiring residents to wear face masks in public takes effect Wednesday in Jefferson Parish. Although positive tests for COVID-19 have been found in all 64 parishes, a statewide face mask mandate does not appear to be immediately forthcoming. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng issued […]
Louisiana Bucket Brigade leaders say their arrests for terrorism is payback
Two women from the Louisiana Bucket Brigade were arrested on charges related to terrorism Thursday, six months after they left a box of plastic on the front porch of a lobbyist for the petrochemical industry as a form of protest. Their arrests come one week after they won a civil dispute against Formosa Plastics. Anne […]
State board gives 5 companies $140 million off next year’s property taxes
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday approved tax breaks for multiple Louisiana companies worth more than $148 million next year alone under a program critics call “corporate welfare.” Wednesday’s meeting was the first time the board had met for a full agenda since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the state, and the members […]
Louisiana plants claim COVID-19 makes it impossible to monitor pollution
Across Louisiana, people who live in the communities surrounding industrial facilities have often complained that pollution from those plants is responsible for their elevated rates of cancer and respiratory illnesses. And people with weakened immune systems and trouble breathing are particularly vulnerable during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, oil refineries and other industrial facilities are […]
Gov. Edwards supports looser gun laws, unlike the places that supported him most
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to sign three bills lifting gun restrictions should have come as no surprise to his supporters or local leaders in the Democratic Party, two political analysts say. House Bills 140 and 334 and 781, all which take effect Aug. 1, overturn city and parish ordinances that ban firearms in public parks […]