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3 red states will elect governors this fall. Could Democrats have a chance?

Gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are heating up. It could be a chance for Democrats to get a foothold in these states with Republican supermajorities.

WEKU

Mob Land review – kindly sheriff John Travolta drawn into blood-soaked plot

Very much indebted to No Country for Old Men, punchy thriller brings damnation to smalltown Alabama

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over sexual assault and murder of 11-year-old Texas girl

Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez was arrested in Louisiana and will be extradited to Texas to face capital murder charges

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Mother convicted of killing malnourished baby by giving him cow’s milk could have life sentence commuted

Tiffany Woods, now 43, is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder after giving cow’s milk to her malnourished baby in 2005 as the family fled from Hurricane Katrina

The Independent UK

An early look at Louisiana’s upcoming gubernatorial primary

Welcome to the Friday, August 18, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Could Louisiana's Governor Empty the State's Death Row?

Gov. John Bel Edwards has directed the state to review 56 death-row clemency applications after he made comments opposing capital punishment in April.

Reason

Fifth Circuit Affirms Just Hours After Oral Argument: Criminal Libel Arrest for Criticizing Police Officer …

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LOOK: 87 best photos from New Orleans Saints preseason win vs. Chiefs

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Saints unofficial depth chart on offense ahead of Chiefs preseason game

Here's the New Orleans Saints unofficial depth chart on offense ahead of their preseason opener with the Kansas City Chiefs, sorted by position and jersey number:

USA Today Sports Media Group

A Louisiana Man Was Jailed for Criticizing Police. A Federal Court Wasn't Having It.

The decision supports the notion that victims are entitled to recourse when the state retaliates against people for their words. But that recourse is still not guaranteed.

Reason

Offensive line transfer from Louisiana-Monroe loses black stripe

Grad transfer, Victor Cutler has been officially welcomed to the brotherhood. #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

As Louisiana’s coast washes away, the dead are the first to go

Hurricanes and rising seas are displacing caskets. What do you do when the climate crisis comes for the dead?

Al Jazeera

A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?

Officials have broken ground in southeast Louisiana on a nearly $3 billion project to fight coastal wetland loss

The Independent UK

Louisiana trooper acquitted after he was caught on camera beating Black motorist with flashlight

A federal jury found Jacob Brown not guilty of depriving Aaron Bowman of his civil rights during a 2019 beating

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WEKU

Nearly every prisoner on Louisiana's death row filed for clemency this summer

Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, recently said he is against the death penalty. Now a legal effort is racing to get requests for clemency to Edwards before he leaves office.

WEKU

Jury acquits a white Louisiana trooper caught on camera beating a Black motorist

The federal jury acquitted a state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Bowman despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana’s death row inmates make rare mass petition for commutation

Fifty-six of the 57 death row prisoners ask governor, who is coming to the end of his term, to act on his anti-death penalty convictions

The Independent UK

Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist

A federal jury Wednesday acquitted a white Louisiana trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black motorist despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling the man 18 times with a flashlight

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Spartans offer 2025 4-star Louisiana OL Devin Harper

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to one of the top interior offensive linemen in the 2025 class

InsideEVs

Formula E Development Single-Seater Breaks Indoor Land Speed Record

The previous record of 102.65 mph (165.2 kph) was set by a Porsche Taycan in 2021 inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sports Illustrated

New Saints Player Won’t Endear Himself to Fans With Honest Take About Local Delicacy

Dessert in Louisiana is personal.

Kiplinger

Moving to Florida? Arizona? Join the Crowd

Americans are moving to Florida, Arizona and disaster-prone counties across the country.

Guitar World

"I grew up listening to Megadeth, Metallica and White Zombie. A good riff will always grab my attention": How metal-raised blues dynamo Eric Johanson is taking a heavy approach to a classic genre

The Louisiana gunslinger on why stacking overdrive pedals is the key to great sustain, what he learned from working with Jesse Dayton and how being present opens him up as a guitarist

The Independent UK

US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure

Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its hard-earned expertise in the fiscal impacts of climate change

Roll Call

Many redistricting redos pending, but ’24 election outlook unclear

Lines could be redrawn — or litigation could drag on — in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina South Carolina and Utah.

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