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Kids between the ages of 5-11 years old might be able to get vaccinated in the near future. Here’s why it would be a game changer for the Gulf States, and how they’re preparing for the shot’s rollout.
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Tulane University
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As Louisiana lawmakers kicked off their redistricting roadshow Wednesday, northeast Louisiana residents urged those leading the process to draw new political districts that better represent the state’s Black population, a change that would likely cost the state’s dominant Republican party a seat in Congress. -
After hundreds were left without power and five seniors died in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a new set of requirements for senior residential facilities.
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City Councilmember Jared Brossett has dropped out of a At-Large City Council campaign debate following his drunk driving arrest Monday, according to a report from WWL-TV.
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New Orleans City Council is expected to adopt a range of new requirements for seniors’ living facilities on Thursday, after hundreds of vulnerable residents were left without power and five died in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
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LSU announced Sunday that head football coach Ed Orgeron will not return to lead the team for the 2022 season.
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It's the stuff of nightmares, or science fiction: a parasite that wants to get inside an animal's mouth, where it attacks — and replaces — the tongue.
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NPR's Life Kit provides some tips and tricks for better time management.
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Amazon's autonomous vehicle unit, Zoox, announced plans to test-drive "robotaxis" in downtown Seattle. NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with historian Peter Norton.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with ambassador Janine Felson, top climate negotiator from Belize, about the unique challenges facing small island nations ahead of the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Mark Clifford, former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post, about how freedoms in Hong Kong have been transformed by the national security law.
