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Louisiana files lawsuit against Roblox, alleging it ‘permitted’ child predators to ‘thrive’

The lawsuit comes amid massive child exploitation controversies surrounding Roblox.

Destructoid

Roblox Sued Over Alleged Child Exploitation Failures

Louisiana's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation (NASDAQ:RBLX), accusing the gaming company of enabling child sexual abuse and exploitation on its platform.

Benzinga

Hero fisherman pulls woman to safety after she jumped from Louisiana bridge

‘He may not have caught many fish yesterday, but he certainly made a terrific save helping this lady – a terrific catch,’ said Causeway general manager Carlton Dufrechou

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Louisiana Sues Roblox For Being a Platform Where Predators 'Thrive, Unite, Hunt and Victimise Kids'

Louisiana's Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the gaming platform is a breeding ground for child predators.

International Business Times UK

Louisiana AG calls Roblox ‘perfect place for pedophiles’ in lawsuit amid calls for CEO’s resignation

Attorney General Liz Murrill sued the online gaming platform and says it is ‘overrun with child predators’

The Independent UK

Louisiana sues Roblox alleging the popular gaming site fails to protect children

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing Roblox, alleging that the online gaming platform is allowing sexual predators to victimize kids

The Independent UK

Louisiana Wildlife Officials Killed a Blind Deer After a Family Nursed It Back to Health

The family also faced over $1,600 in fines, which were ultimately dropped.

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Ice deported boy with cancer and two other US citizen children to Honduras, suit alleges

Suit filed in Louisiana says agency didn’t give parents choice as to whether children should be deported with them

The Guardian - US

5-year-old boy had his cancer treatments interrupted with his deportation as his family files suit against ICE

The boy, referred to as the pseudonym Romeo, was deported along with his seven-year-old sister and their 25-year-old mother on April 25, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Louisiana

The Independent UK

4-Year-Old US Citizen Fighting Stage 4 Cancer Deported to Honduras: Family Takes Legal Action

A 4-year-old boy born in Louisiana under the pseudonym Romeo, battling stage 4 kidney cancer, was deported by ICE to Honduras.

Latin Times

Meta Taps PIMCO, Blue Owl For $29 Billion Louisiana Data Center Buildout As AI Infrastructure Race Heats Up

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has reportedly enlisted the services of PIMCO and Blue Owl Capital to finance its $29 billion data center expansion project in rural Louisiana.

Benzinga

Louisiana to pay $9 million to a man who was shot in the back by state trooper during traffic stop

Louisiana officials have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed after a state trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge

The Independent UK

The Voting Rights Act is facing the biggest threats in its 60 years

Decades after its passage, the revolutionary law continues to face attempts to pervert its purpose

The Guardian - US

New Orleans ex-detective convicted of child sexual abuse crimes back in jail

Stanley Burkhardt accused of leaving suggestive comments on social media pictures in violation of parole

The Guardian - US

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Roll Call

Louisiana redistricting case could change the rules nationwide - Roll Call

The Supreme Court heard a narrower version of the case over Louisiana's congressional districts before opting not to decide the issue in June.

The Independent UK

Welcome to the nation’s ‘super deportation center,’ inspired by Amazon and FedEx but ‘with human beings’

IN FOCUS: Since before the Trump administration, the ICE field office in New Orleans was taking inspiration from corporate giants, Alex Woodward and Alicja Hagopian report

Guitar World

“Those tubes need to be burning. As I put it to the band, I like to smell dinner cooking”: With his gourmet phrasing and R&B hot sauce, D.K. Harrell is the blues hero you need in your life right now

The Louisiana phenom comes from the less-is-more school of blues that B.B. King came from, and you might want to keep that King comparison in mind when listening to Harrell's latest album

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“Can You Spot The Tricks?” Find Out If You Can Take This Jim Crow-Era Literacy Test Without Failing

This is Part 2 of our 1960s Voter Eligibility Literacy quiz. Every question you’ll face here is pulled directly from the historic events surrounding the 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test. This trial was known as a “voter qualification” exam - used during the Jim Crow era to suppress the voting rights…

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Cassidy, who defied Trump, aims to win with increasingly conservative base - Roll Call

Cassidy, who defied Trump, aims to win with increasingly conservative base - Congress Bill Cassidy's race for Senate is complicated by a checkered history with Trump.

The Independent UK

Wife of Marine Corps veteran released from ICE custody after advocacy from GOP Senator's office

The wife of a Marine Corps veteran detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months has been released following advocacy from the office of Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana

The Independent UK

Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control after NYC shooting

‘All you can do at a time like this is be sorry,’ the Louisiana Senator said

The Guardian - US

Child molestation survivor revisits case of his father killing his accused abuser on TV

Jody Plauché was 11 years old when his father Gary shot and killed his accused molester at a Louisiana airport in 1984

The Independent UK

Mexican national married to a Marine Corps veteran seeks release from immigration custody

A woman detained at a citizenship appointment last May in Louisiana will not be deported following a judge’s ruling barring her removal

The Guardian - US

Consent decrees force schools to desegregate. The Trump administration is striking them down

Plaquemines parish, Louisiana, will not be forced to follow the law for the first time since the 1960s

The Independent UK

Questions swirl after GOP senator appears to freeze in TV interview - but he blames it on the ear piece

The Louisiana Republican appeared to freeze up while saying a line he’s used many times before

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