LSU snatches victory from the jaws of defeat and advances to the national championship series at the College World Series. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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During a raid at Delta Downs race track in Calcasieu Parish, 84 people were arrested on immigration violations. U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Police and other agencies were involved in the operation. At least two of the undocumented immigrants had a prior criminal history in the United States.
Kenner has cancelled its annual Hispanic Fest in September over concerns from Hispanic residents worried about attending the festival amid a recent increase in immigration enforcement activities. Anamaria Bech (“beck”), the publisher of the bilingual magazine VIVA NOLA, says it’s a huge loss not to be able to hold the event, not only from a cultural standpoint, but also from an economic standpoint.
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An Acadiana-based law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against CVS over its text blast to its patients urging them to tell lawmakers to oppose House Bill 358 in the waning moments of the legislative session. Jerome Moroux with the law firm of Broussard, David and Moroux says the issue here is using patient information for political purposes.
CVS says it had a responsibility to inform its customers of what it calls misguided legislation that sought to shutter its pharmacies, and it acted accordingly.