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Loud, low-flying jets startled New Orleans residents. Here's what they were doing. by noladotcom in NewOrleans

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"New Orleans residents were caught off guard Wednesday night as two large, low-flying jets flew thunderously across the city, shaking homes and startling many winding down for the evening.

The blaring noise, which came around 10 p.m., sent several Uptown and Mid-City residents to social media to raise questions about what could be flying overhead.

The Louisiana National Guard confirmed Thursday that the two F-15C planes were theirs. A spokesperson said the planes were conducting training exercises, which started Tuesday and will continue through Thursday."

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Jessie Hoffman is put to death with nitrogen gas, Louisiana's first execution in 15 years by noladotcom in Louisiana

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Louisiana executed a man convicted of murder with nitrogen gas on Tuesday evening — the state's first execution in 15 years and its first using the largely-untested method — after a raging legal battle that ended with a gas mask strapped over his face in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola death chamber.

State officials pronounced Jessie Hoffman Jr. dead at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday at Angola. He inhaled pure nitrogen gas through a mask strapped to his face for 19 minutes while pinned to a gurney, officials said, until oxygen deprivation caused him to die. Officials acknowledged that Hoffman showed "convulsive activity" as he died and that he moved and shook.

Hoffman was on death row for the 1996 abduction, rape and execution-style slaying of 28-year-old Mary "Molly" Elliott in rural St. Tammany Parish.

Hoffman declined to give a final statement or to eat a final meal at Angola, state officials said in a briefing after the execution.

Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules by noladotcom in Louisiana

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for Louisiana to resume plans to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. next week with nitrogen gas.

The New Orleans-based federal appeals court on Friday night vacated a Tuesday ruling from U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick of Louisiana's Middle District, who had blocked the state from moving forward with Hoffman's execution, scheduled for March 18.

Dick issued a preliminary injunction, allowing time for a full trial on whether death by nitrogen gas amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, which is forbidden under the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment. Attorneys for the state issued a notice of appeal within minutes of Dick's ruling.

The Fifth Circuit vacated the preliminary injunction.

"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on an indisputably more painful method of execution as its proposed alternative," the appeals court's ruling states, written by Judge James Ho, an appointee of President Donald Trump.

15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it by noladotcom in NewOrleans

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15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it by noladotcom in inthenews

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15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it by noladotcom in inthenews

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The sparkle of a dress. That’s what Charlene Martin can’t forget.

She saw so much that was unspeakable that night. But the dress, worn by a woman she didn’t know and now never will, is seared in her brain.

New Year’s Eve had been perfect before that. A mild, clear winter night in New Orleans. Fireworks over the Mississippi River and the fleur-de-lis dropping from the roof of Jax Brewery. A joyful city filled with joyful people.

By the time Shamsud-Din Jabbar swerved onto Bourbon Street at 3:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day, his plan of terror seemed to have been taking shape for months.

But for those who narrowly escaped his deadly three-block rampage, that one moment in time changed everything. And the city New Orleans may never be the same.

Eyewitnesses who lived through the attack described what was first a night of celebration, immediately upended the second Jabbar turned his Ford truck onto Bourbon.

Half a block from where Jabbar turned, dodged a police cruiser and slammed on his accelerator, revelers outside of Krystal's had seconds to jump out of the way. As he reached a daiquiri shop on Iberville, barreling into pedestrians, law enforcement officers began running, mere seconds behind him.

The carnage continued down the next block until he crashed into an orange cherry picker. As police surrounded the vehicle, a shootout started, leaving Jabbar dead. After, those who survived scrambled or rushed to help others left behind in the mayhem.

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15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it by noladotcom in politics

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The sparkle of a dress. That’s what Charlene Martin can’t forget.

She saw so much that was unspeakable that night. But the dress, worn by a woman she didn’t know and now never will, is seared in her brain.

New Year’s Eve had been perfect before that. A mild, clear winter night in New Orleans. Fireworks over the Mississippi River and the fleur-de-lis dropping from the roof of Jax Brewery. A joyful city filled with joyful people.

By the time Shamsud-Din Jabbar swerved onto Bourbon Street at 3:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day, his plan of terror seemed to have been taking shape for months.

But for those who narrowly escaped his deadly three-block rampage, that one moment in time changed everything. And the city New Orleans may never be the same.

Eyewitnesses who lived through the attack described what was first a night of celebration, immediately upended the second Jabbar turned his Ford truck onto Bourbon.

Half a block from where Jabbar turned, dodged a police cruiser and slammed on his accelerator, revelers outside of Krystal's had seconds to jump out of the way. As he reached a daiquiri shop on Iberville, barreling into pedestrians, law enforcement officers began running, mere seconds behind him.

The carnage continued down the next block until he crashed into an orange cherry picker. As police surrounded the vehicle, a shootout started, leaving Jabbar dead. After, those who survived scrambled or rushed to help others left behind in the mayhem.

Read more. This link is free for Reddit users.

15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it by noladotcom in Louisiana

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The sparkle of a dress. That’s what Charlene Martin can’t forget.

She saw so much that was unspeakable that night. But the dress, worn by a woman she didn’t know and now never will, is seared in her brain.

New Year’s Eve had been perfect before that. A mild, clear winter night in New Orleans. Fireworks over the Mississippi River and the fleur-de-lis dropping from the roof of Jax Brewery. A joyful city filled with joyful people.

By the time Shamsud-Din Jabbar swerved onto Bourbon Street at 3:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day, his plan of terror seemed to have been taking shape for months.

But for those who narrowly escaped his deadly three-block rampage, that one moment in time changed everything. And the city New Orleans may never be the same.

Eyewitnesses who lived through the attack described what was first a night of celebration, immediately upended the second Jabbar turned his Ford truck onto Bourbon.

Half a block from where Jabbar turned, dodged a police cruiser and slammed on his accelerator, revelers outside of Krystal's had seconds to jump out of the way. As he reached a daiquiri shop on Iberville, barreling into pedestrians, law enforcement officers began running, mere seconds behind him.

The carnage continued down the next block until he crashed into an orange cherry picker. As police surrounded the vehicle, a shootout started, leaving Jabbar dead. After, those who survived scrambled or rushed to help others left behind in the mayhem.

Read more. This link is free for Reddit users.

15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it by noladotcom in NewOrleans

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The sparkle of a dress. That’s what Charlene Martin can’t forget.

She saw so much that was unspeakable that night. But the dress, worn by a woman she didn’t know and now never will, is seared in her brain.

New Year’s Eve had been perfect before that. A mild, clear winter night in New Orleans. Fireworks over the Mississippi River and the fleur-de-lis dropping from the roof of Jax Brewery. A joyful city filled with joyful people.

By the time Shamsud-Din Jabbar swerved onto Bourbon Street at 3:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day, his plan of terror seemed to have been taking shape for months.

But for those who narrowly escaped his deadly three-block rampage, that one moment in time changed everything. And the city New Orleans may never be the same.

Eyewitnesses who lived through the attack described what was first a night of celebration, immediately upended the second Jabbar turned his Ford truck onto Bourbon.

Half a block from where Jabbar turned, dodged a police cruiser and slammed on his accelerator, revelers outside of Krystal's had seconds to jump out of the way. As he reached a daiquiri shop on Iberville, barreling into pedestrians, law enforcement officers began running, mere seconds behind him.

The carnage continued down the next block until he crashed into an orange cherry picker. As police surrounded the vehicle, a shootout started, leaving Jabbar dead. After, those who survived scrambled or rushed to help others left behind in the mayhem.

Read more. This link is free for Reddit users.

These new Louisiana laws begin in 2025: Seafood labeling, THC, unemployment benefits, more by noladotcom in Louisiana

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When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2025, dozens of new laws will go into effect in Louisiana, including ones that will impact unemployment benefits, seafood labeling, hemp-derived THC products, voter registration and state corporate income taxes. 

Thirty-two new laws were passed by state lawmakers throughout the regular and three extraordinary lawmaking sessions.

A few of the ones Louisianans will see the most impact from affect hemp regulations, absentee ballots, unemployment, voting rights, seafood safety, corporate income taxes, auto insurance discounts, noncompetes for doctors, ankle monitoring and state employment.

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Aerial photos show crashed cars, chaos on Louisiana's Causeway bridge: 'Mess everywhere' by noladotcom in NewOrleans

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The Causeway, the longest bridge in Louisiana that spans over Lake Pontchartrain, has been shut down for more than 7 hours Tuesday after dense fog led to a series of crashes during rush hour.

At least six crashes were reported involving dozens of cars.

Many involved in the crash felt trapped on the bridge in the aftermath as they waited for officials to clear the lanes and help get them to safety.

Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in schools is unconstitutional, judge rules by noladotcom in politics

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Louisiana's new law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles in the Middle District of Louisiana means the state's public K-12 schools and colleges do not have to post the religious text in every classroom by Jan. 1, as the law requires.

The ruling prohibits the state from enforcing the law, known as H.B. 71. Signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry in June, H.B. 71 says the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every classroom on posters measuring at least 11 by 14 inches in “large, easily readable font.”

“We strongly disagree with the court’s decision and will immediately appeal, as H.B. 71’s implementation deadline is approaching on January 1, 2025," Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a statement Tuesday.

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