LOUISIANA WEEKLY — In the latest town hall in the series, Dr. Russell Ledet of Docs on Da Block discussed ATTR-CM on December 15. Ledet said ATTR-CM is often undiagnosed and misdiagnosed. The symptoms of the disease are often mistaken for other issues. For example, carpal tunnel syndrome can be a symptom of ATTR-CM. ATTR-CM is also not a rapid onset disease. The symptoms slowly appear and build over time.
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Terence Blanchard at The Met!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Terence Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ is the first work by a Black composer to be presented at the Met. Based on Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir of the same name and featuring a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, the new staging is co-directed by James Robinson and Camille A. Brown. Brown, who is also the production’s choreographer, becomes the first Black director to create a mainstage Met production. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a stellar cast, led by Will Liverman as Charles, Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta, and Latonia Moore as Billie,” according to the Met’s press release.
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38 current NOPD officers are on the DA’s list of cops with credibility issues
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – A spokesman for NOPD disputed that officers found to have engaged in those categories of misconduct don’t appear on the list, saying that the list includes broad categories, like failing to adhere to the law or lying, that do appear on the list.
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House passes bill that would hide corporate tax break data from the public
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – House Bill 456, sponsored by Rep. Rick Edmonds (R-Baton Rouge), proposes to make an exception to Louisiana’s public records law for certain records under the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) tax incentive programs, including the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, Louisiana Quality Jobs Program and Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program.
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NOLa DA Williams announces decision to prosecute two teenagers as adults, going back on campaign promise
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – Williams said that his office had secured a grand jury indictment of Que’dyn Growe, and Demond Thomas for the January murder of Anita Irvin-LeViege, who was shot in her car while delivering food to family members in eastern New Orleans. If convicted, the teenagers could be sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
