VIRUS VALLEY: Who says the news is all bad? There are fewer coronavirus patients in Louisiana hospitals now than at any point in the 20-month-long pandemic, a dramatic decline from the mid-August record peak and a sign that at least for the moment, the state's COVID-19 fight has entered a new, more manageable phase.
A TOAST TO TEA: Another New Orleans startup has been sold to a larger company. This time it's Big Easy Bucha, the beverage manufacturer that was founded by husband-and-wife team Austin Sherman and Alexis Korman seven years ago.
7th WARD BLOODBATH: The blood that police found Thursday on the front door and steps of a 7th Ward house provided grim evidence of New Orleans' 177th homicide of the year: A man had fatally stabbed a woman, got stabbed by her 9-year-old daughter in defense then stabbed the girl, too, law enforcement sources said.
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Big Easy Bucha, the beverage manufacturer founded by husband-and-wife team Austin Sherman and Alexis Korman seven years ago in New Orleans, has been sold to Latin American drinks company Beliv, a health-focused drinks division of the Central American Bottling Co., based in Guatemala City. Read more
