The Universal: Mary Gauthier: Louisiana truthsayer plays twice at the Cactus …
Yet for the Louisiana native, revealing the marrow of the personal connects to a more universal truth. … AC: You talk about having to get to the other side of a song before you can let it go, so was there some kind of relief once you got these songs … Read more on Austin Chronicle

For the dying, state laws offer hope that critics call hollow
Amid a tidal wave of Republican election wins, supporters of so-called right-to-try laws claimed victory as Arizona overwhelmingly approved a measure that will allow dying patients to get drugs and medical devices not yet approved by the Food and Drug … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com

Jefferson Parish judges use Veterans Day holiday to announce special court for …
The 24 Judicial District Court is standing up the Veterans Treatment Court, a probation program reserved exclusively for some military veterans whose scrapes with the law are rooted in anything from substance abuse to combat-related psychiatric … Read more on The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com