| BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer A Calcasieu Parish judge on Friday ruled that a ban on non-unanimous jury verdicts is retroactive under state law, in the case of a Florida man who is serving 30 years in prison over a fatal punch outside a Sulphur strip club. Read more |
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| By RUSS BYNUM, FREIDA FRISARO and RAVI NESSMAN | The Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. — The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete structural slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building. Read more |
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| By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor The rising cost of home construction has cut into the house flipping market with the return on investment for flippers still in a slump. Read more |
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| Louisiana's health insurer for state workers, teachers and retirees will soon cover weight loss surgery for people who are obese, under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards. Read more |
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| BY JIM MUSTIAN | The Associated Press MONROE — More than a year and a half after Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video brutalizing Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal arrest, police brass were still trying to blame his death on a car crash at the end of a high-speed chase. Read more |
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| BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer The New Orleans Saints issued a statement Friday morning indicating the organization does not believe protective face masks will be required to attend games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this fall. Read more |
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| It'd be great to have a traveling masseuse in your entourage, ready to work out a muscle kink at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, that's n… Read more |
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