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Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall in Louisiana early on Wednesday after hammering Texas, threatening more infrastructure in the heart of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. U.S. drivers are starting to feel the effects of Harvey in their wallets as the country’s fuel distribution network starting at the Gulf Coast and stretching across the […]
Thomson Reuters JULY 5, 2017 —After nine years in prison, Syrita Steib-Martin was ready for college. With 30 transfer credits and a 3.8 GPA from taking classes while incarcerated, the Louisiana native filled out an application to attend the University of New Orleans. When she reached the box asking whether she had a criminal record, […]
Sen. Tim Scott would not comment on whether he thinks the Department of Justice was not right in its decision to not bring federal charges against two police officers responsible for killing Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Justice Department last week announced it was ending a ten-month investigation, saying it found “insufficient evidence […]
Enlarge / Joel Roth, 65, of San Rafael, California, is a long-suffering Hepatitis C patient who is taking Sovaldi, which costs $ 1,000 per pill, or $ 84,000 for a 12-week treatment course. Roth got financial assistance to pay his $ 11,600 share of the bill. (credit: Getty | MCT) An obscure federal patent law […]
Published time: 3 May, 2017 22:54Edited time: 3 May, 2017 22:57 The US Justice Department is handing over to Louisiana its investigation of the Baton Rouge police shooting death of Alton Sterling, after finding no civil rights violations. The state’s review could recommend criminal charges, but activists want an independent prosecutor. The July 5 deadly […]
St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office/Facebook A toddler and her mother were killed when a possible tornado flipped over a mobile home in Louisiana, authorities said on Sunday, as forecasters warned of a dangerous weather system that could bring hail and severe thunderstorms to parts of the U.S. South. Neville Alexander, 3, and Francine Gotch, 38, […]
Published time: 25 Mar, 2017 18:13 A Louisiana police officer who fired 14 shots at a father and his six-year-old autistic son, killing the child, has been found guilty of manslaughter. Derrick Stafford fired on Chris Few and his son Jeremy Mardis after a car chase in November. Stafford, 33, was found guilty of manslaughter […]
Three people have died and number of others left injured after an explosion rocked a packaging plant in Louisiana. The incident happened on Wednesday morning at the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) in the city of DeRidder, Louisiana, KPLC 7 News reports. The company manufactures heavy duty corrugated containers and other lightweight cardboard boxes. According […]
