Louisiana reports a slight increase in the total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations today for the first time since April 13th, and 32 more Louisianans are also reported to have died from COVID-19.
New demographic data now shows 56 percent of COVID deaths in the state were African Americans, down from the 70 percent initially reported, and 56 percent of all patients to die had hypertension.
Oil prices have collapsed to the lowest point ever recorded as the economy screeches to a halt and an international price war rages on. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Gifford Briggs says at a just a few dollars a barrel many Louisiana wells are planning to shut off 100 percent of production because they can’t find a place to sell…
The US Supreme Court rules all felony trials must be decided by a unanimous jury verdict, a decision likely to result in dozens of retrials in Louisiana. In 2018 Louisiana passed a constitutional amendment ending its practice of allowing non-unanimous verdicts, but Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the amendment was not retroactive…
After the amendment passed Oregon remained the only state not to require unanimous jury verdicts.
Some schools are organizing drive-through pickup for caps, gowns, and class rings for juniors and seniors who are missing out on some of the seminal events of their high school years. Jostens sales rep Jim Rabb says his company is working with schools to establish drive-by locations where parents can bring their kids to get some semblance of pomp and circumstance.