President-elect Joe Biden won the November election. Edwards bemoaned what he called a “fruitless” effort by some Republican Attorneys General, including Jeff Landry, to challenge the legitimacy of votes in key battleground states.
The US Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit filed by the Texas AG challenging those votes.
Congressman Cedric Richmond has tested positive for COVID. Richmond who is leaving his congressional seat to work with the Biden Administration, reportedly was in Georgia for the Senate Campaign on Tuesday when he developed symptoms on Wednesday. Richmond is now the fifth state official to test positive, they include AG Jeff Landry, Treasurer John Schroder, Senator Bill Cassidy, and on Wednesday Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser tested positive.
After 12-years in prison on a life without parole sentence for marijuana, Fate Winslow walked free from Angola Wednesday. 12 years ago he was arrested for selling two bags of marijuana to an undercover officer in Shreveport. Innocence Project New Orleans executive Director Jee Park says they’ve been working for about a year to overturn the sentence due to ineffective counsel.
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Friday is the last day to ship a Christmas present via USPS First-Class Mail and have it arrive in time for Christmas. USPS spokesperson Albert Ruiz says if you wait any longer than tomorrow your final and most expensive option for a Christmas delivery is Priority Mail Express, due by December 23rd. Ruiz says using that option might not get it in time for Christmas Eve, but…