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Hurricane Laura

Aug 31

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Lafayette, La., Where Police Recently Shot and Killed a Black Man, Says It Will Not Shelter Hurricane Evacuees Because of ‘Outside Agitators’

Lafayette, La., Where Police Recently Shot and Killed a Black Man, Says It Will Not Shelter Hurricane Evacuees Because of ‘Outside Agitators’

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, hundreds of thousands of people across the state of Louisiana are still without…

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Lake Charles Voted to Keep a Confederate Monument Up. Hurricane Laura Had Other Plans

Lake Charles Voted to Keep a Confederate Monument Up. Hurricane Laura Had Other Plans

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Since 1915, a garish statue honoring Confederate soldiers stood tall on the grounds of Lake Charles’ courthouse. This…

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