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Cameroonian Immigrants Say They Were Beaten, Pepper-sprayed, Forced To Sign Deportation Documents

By • Nov 26, 2020
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick / WWNO

This story has been updated throughout to include a statement from CoreCivic. 

Cameroonian immigrants held at detention centers under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) New Orleans Field Office say officers and facility staff members pepper-sprayed, beat, forcefully restrained, and humiliated them to make them sign travel documents related to their deportation.

Here's What New Orleans' Library Budget-Slashing Tax Proposal Means For Early Education

By • Nov 25, 2020
Aubri Juhasz / WWNO

The future of New Orleans’ publicly-funded childcare program is now tied to a controversial tax proposal that slashes the library’s budget by 40 percent.

Louisiana Shifts Back Into Phase 2, But This Time It's Different

By • Nov 24, 2020

Louisiana is moving back to Phase 2 of reopening as the state grapples with a third surge of coronavirus cases.

2020 Louisiana Runoff Ballot Guide: How To Vote And What We’re Voting On

By • Nov 23, 2020

It seems like the presidential election just ended — Georgia certified its election results on Thursday — but Louisianans are already heading back to the polls for the start of early in-person voting for the Dec. 5 runoff elections.

'What We Don’t Have Is Enough Nurses': Health Professionals Urge Caution As COVID-19 Cases Surge

By • Nov 23, 2020
Travis Lux / WWNO

Louisiana reported 2,229 new cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 19. Daily case numbers have begun to match those from July and August, when the state was experiencing its second outbreak, sparking concern from the medical and public health communities.

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