Tag: Louisiana
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Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
FARMERVILLE, La. — A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the first conviction of any kind in a prolonged police brutality case that once prompted national outrage. Kory York had faced the most serious charges…
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Louisiana forces relocation of homeless camp before Taylor Swift’s New Orleans shows
An encampment of unhoused people in downtown New Orleans was forcibly relocated by the order of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ahead of this weekend’s Taylor Swift concerts, disrupting monthslong housing efforts with less than a week’s notice. City Councilwoman Lesli Harris, who represents the district where the Caesars Superdome venue is located, told NBC News…
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Louisiana governor wants live tiger back at LSU football games
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games. It has been nearly a decade since a Bengal Tiger has been rolled out in a cage under the lights of Death Valley,…