September 2020

The traveling tablecloths

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When the December wedding came to a close, it was the bride’s mother who looked around at her friends from college.

SEC remains loaded in season when little else is normal

(AP) - The Southeastern Conference is trying to carry its football season on amid the COVID-19 pandemic while Georgia, Alabama and LSU forge ahead without their star quarterbacks.

Third virus vaccine reaches major hurdle: final US testing

(AP) - A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle — looking for the needed proof that they really work.

In aftermath of Laura, residents worry about help

LAKE CHARLES (AP) — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush’s family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tires across the lot. The storm also damaged her home, which now reeks of mold.

Jeff Davis included in multi-parish burn ban

A multi-parish burn ban has been issued by State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain. A cease and desist order has been applied for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:162, for the following parishes: Jeff Davis, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Union, Vermillion and Winn.

NFL stunner: Jags waive Fournette after failing to trade him

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jaguars moved another step closer to purging Tom Coughlin’s tumultuous tenure in Jacksonville.

Trump surveys hurricane damage in post-convention trip

LAKE CHARLES (AP) — President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura on a post-Republican National Convention trip that allowed him to use the trappings of his office to try to project empathy and leadership.

Stocks open weakly but are still headed for a monthly gain

(AP) - Stocks are mostly lower on Wall Street Monday morning after the market gave back some of its recent gains from a five-week winning streak.

Biden to blame Trump for violence in Pittsburgh speech

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance Monday where he will say that a second term for Trump will mean more violence in America’s streets — not less.

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