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Ouachita Riverfest runs April 26-27 in downtown West Monroe
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The Friends of Black Bayou will host the event from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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A majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts. It is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.
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"They risked everything to feed people they did not know," the chef and founder of the humanitarian group said of the seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
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Hundreds of protesters were arrested in Boston, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, on Wednesday and into Thursday. Students continue setting up new encampments, including at Princeton and Northwestern.
The event will be held online on Wednesday, May 1, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Ouachita Riverfest runs April 26-27 in downtown West Monroe
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Louisiana District 34 Senator Katrina R. Jackson discussed with host Dr. Pearson Cross the rollout of broadband internet access to rural parishes in northeast Louisiana.
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