Hundreds have gathered to say goodbye to Hannah McGuire in a moving funeral service, including AFL stars and her jailed brother who was granted a release to attend.
Jane Hamrick Barb, 90, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at Mountain Memories Assisted Living at Elkins, West Virg
Louisiana bar owners fighting to keep their businesses open during coronavirus restrictions lost a battle Wednesday when a court denied their appeal.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld Gov. John Bel Edwards’ order to keep bars closed in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. Plaintiffs filed suit in federal court arguing that the order is unfair because it allows bars with food permits to remain open.
Twenty-one bar owners, including several in Houma, argued in court papers there is no evidence that shows a connection between bars and virus outbreaks.
“There is no evidence directly linking plaintiffs’ bars to the COVID-19 public health emergency,” the lawsuit says. “To plaintiffs’ knowledge, not a single COVID-19 transmission has been traced to a bar owned or operated by any of the plaintiffs.”