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'No Reasonable Officer' Would Have Arrested a Guy for a COVID-19 Joke, the 5th Circuit Says

The appeals court ruled that a Facebook post alluding to World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment.

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LOOK: Best photos from New Orleans Saints preseason finale vs. Texans

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Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the United States

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area

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Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality

Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River

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Crude Settles Higher after a Fire Shuts Down a U.S. Refinery in Louisiana

October WTI crude oil (CLV23 ) on Friday closed up +0.78 (+0.99%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV23 ) closed up +6.40 (+2.48%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday posted moderate gains, with gasoline climbing to a 1-week high. Crude garnered support Friday after Marathon Petroleum shut the Garyville refinery in...

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Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported

A fire has broken out at an oil refinery in south Louisiana, sending a tower of black smoke into the sky

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Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire

Nearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby

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A look at contested state legislative primaries in Louisiana

Louisiana has 79 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 14% decrease from 2019.

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Joke "We Need You Brad Pitt" Post at Start of COVID Pandemic Protected by First Amendment

The post led to the author being arrested for "terrorizing"; so clearly unconstitutional that the police officer lacks qualified immunity, says the Fifth Circuit.

Reason

5 States with the Lowest Property Taxes in the Nation

These states may have the lowest property tax rates, but that doesn't mean your property tax bill will necessarily be super low, as well. Here's what you need to know before heading across state lines to buy a house.

Barchart

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

The Independent UK

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

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An early look at Louisiana’s upcoming gubernatorial primary

Welcome to the Friday, August 18, Brew.

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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.

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

was unconstitutional.

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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:

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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.

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Offensive line transfer from Louisiana-Monroe loses black stripe

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

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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?

The Independent UK

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

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.

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