December 2023 Archive

You are entitled to your opinion, not your own facts
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist “Hamas and Putin…both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy…Hamas’ stated purpose for existing is the destruction of the state of Israel and the murder ...
Choosing student safety over hate-filled speech
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Arab-Israeli conflict has a long, complicated history with strong opinions on both sides of a deeply divided issue. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack ...
Connect the airports by train
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Columnist The dream of a passenger rail line connecting Baton Rouge and New Orleans came one step closer last month when the state Department of Transportation and Development ...
St. John Parish sued for shutting down critic, told not to rezone controversial site
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens Once again on Thursday (Dec. 14), the lawyers for St. John the Baptist Parish Council and Greenfield Louisiana, LLC were called to defend their clients in front ...
NOPD: Drones just ‘body-worn cameras in the sky’
By Nick Chrastil The Lens Alone, in the middle of a parking lot, sat a lifeless drone. Officially known as a “small unmanned aircraft system,” the drone is the latest high-tech surveillance tool ...
Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
By Lauren Sausser Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — O’laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors.
Oil and gas industry subject to new rule on methane emissions
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new federal rule issued Saturday, December 2, targets the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions, which experts say are a primary culprit in global ...
Louisiana has removed 197,000 people from Medicaid over five months
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana removed 197,000 people from its Medicaid rolls over a five-month period from June to October, as it complies with renewed federal standards for the ...
Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
By Hannah Norman Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Bill Eisenman has always fished. “Growing up, we ate whatever we caught – catfish, carp, freshwater drum,” he said. “That was the only real source of ...
Appeals court sides with St. Tammany deputies on excessive force claim
By Richard A. Webster Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies did not use excessive force when they pinned a woman’s face to the pavement of her Slidell driveway during ...

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