The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. In Louisiana, there have been six presumptive cases of covid 19. All of the patients are from the New Orleans area. Louisiana’s Health Officer Doctor Jimmy Guidry told state lawmakers that business owners should have work-from-home options and they should not pressure workers into coming in sick….
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Major public events surrounding St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans have been canceled in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser takes issue with that decision because he says we owe it to the industry not to disrupt tourism unless necessary.
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Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison today in a case that fueled the global me-too movement and encouraged women to speak out against sexual assault and harassment. Kelli Knight, an outreach coordinator with Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault says today’s sentencing sends a message.
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A Baton Rouge woman accused of stealing a truck with a dog inside and then abandoning the vehicle on a hot summer day, resulting in the canine dying, has pleaded to several criminal charges. 30-year-old Leslie Aguillard will be sentenced in June.