Louisiana Attorney General Pushes Further Sugar Bowl Delay After New Orleans Attack
Louisiana's attorney general is calling for a further postponement of the Sugar Bowl following the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. The College Football Playoff game between Georgia and Notre Dame was originally scheduled for Wednesday. Then, as Breitbart News reported, around 3:15 a.m., terrorists drove a truck down Bourbon Street, which was […]
Louisiana governor’s seemingly tone-deaf tweet following New Orleans massacre draws online ire
A tweet issued by Louisiana's governor just hours after a driver mowed down more than a dozen people in New Orleans in an apparent act of terrorism drew heavy criticism on social media. At about 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, while New Year's cheer was still in full swing, a man driving a truck that appeared to […]
New Orleans Airbnb rental may be tied to deadly attack: Louisiana attorney general
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said an Airbnb rental in New Orleans may be connected to a deadly attack on Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day. Shamsuddin Jabbar, 42, drove his pickup truck into a crowd during the city's public holiday celebrations, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more. Authorities believe Mr. Jabbar was […]
Louisiana gov will attend Sugar Bowl, vows Superdome is ‘completely secure’
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced Thursday that the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will attend the Sugar Bowl in the wake of the terrorist attack that killed more than a dozen people in New Orleans. The game was moved from Wednesday night to Thursday night in the wake of the terrorist attack. The […]
Louisiana lawmakers condemn 'evil' New Orleans New Year's attack
Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday condemned a “vicious” driving attack in New Orleans in which a truck plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day. The incident, which left 10 people dead and dozens injured, is being investigated by federal law enforcement as an act of terrorism. The driver, identified as 42-year-old […]
Louisiana attorney general says Sugar Bowl should be delayed to Friday after attack prompts postponement
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill weighed in on Wednesday's postponement of the Sugar Bowl game in the wake of the deadly attack in New Orleans. Murrill told NBC News he believes the game should be postponed to Friday. So far, the game has been postponed just one day to Thursday afternoon. “It's not my decision, […]
Louisiana attorney general wants Sugar Bowl delayed extra day
In the wake of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, Louisiana's attorney general said he hopes the Sugar Bowl will be postponed another day. The College Football Playoff game between Georgia and Notre Dame was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but around 3 p.m., a truck ran out of control down Bourbon Street, where […]
Louisiana hunter cited for violations after shooting man he mistook for a deer
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reiterating the importance of hunting safety after a man was shot and killed by a hunter who mistook him for a deer. The department announced on Facebook on Dec. 23 that law enforcement responded to a shooting incident involving two hunters on a property in Zachary, a […]
Louisiana prisons routinely hold inmates past release date: DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a lawsuit filed Friday that Louisiana prisons routinely hold inmates for weeks or months when they would have been released after completing their sentences. The lawsuit against the state was filed after a multi-year investigation into a pattern of “systematic over-incarceration” that violates prisoners' rights and costs taxpayers […]
Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US
NEW YORK – Health officials announced Wednesday that a person in Louisiana has become the first person in the United States to become seriously ill with bird flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the patient had come into contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. Officials did not immediately […]