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DraftKings Louisiana Sports-Betting Extension

DraftKings Louisiana Sports-Betting Extension

Published by Miika Tikkanen

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board unanimously granted DraftKings a conditional four-month extension of its sports-betting permit while regulators examine allegations about its use of artificial intelligence and questions about shareholder suitability. The board said the action is not a finding that DraftKings did anything wrong. The extension allows the company to keep operating in Louisiana while the investigation continues. Its current license expires November 10, and a full renewal hearing is scheduled for February 18; the conditional permit runs through February 19. Shareholder and compliance requirements At the hearing, Assistant Attorney General Delancey Houston said the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division had found information indicating that some shareholders with at least 5% ownership had not completed suitability review. One shareholder had asked to be treated as an institutional investor, but regulators had not decided whether that classification applied. The board attached seven conditions to the extension. DraftKings must provide the required suitability submissions, or file petitions seeking institutional-investor treatment, within 30 days. It also must submit formal responses about its AI use, prediction-market activity, …

Blind chimp in Louisiana regains sight after cataract surgery

Blind chimp in Louisiana regains sight after cataract surgery

Published by Jenni Sidey

Fifty-four-year-old Pierre was completely blind before undergoing a cataract surgery that restored his sight. With this surgery comes a greater ability to move around his surroundings, participate in fun activities, climb more confidently, and control his dynamics with other chimps (Pan troglodytes). Oh forgot to mention, Pierre is a chimpanzee. He’s a resident at Chimp Haven, a chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana (and the largest in the world) where most of the chimps have retired from biomedical research.  In humans, cataract surgery is a very common procedure that replaces the eye’s cloudy lens with an artificial one. However, in other animals, it’s not so simple. Pierre required months of preparation, not for the surgery itself, but for his recovery and possible post-operative needs. Before the surgery, Pierre’s team trained him to present his eyes for care, including positioning for the administration of eye drops and close eye monitoring if necessary, according to a statement sent to Popular Science.  “Pierre has always excelled at positive reinforcement training, so he was already familiar with his trainers and many …

The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish

The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish

Published by Sam Flores

Confronted with a seasoned, boiled, arguably delicious crayfish, some of the people of the Netherlands are not sure exactly what to do. “Do you suck the head out?” I heard from the table next to me earlier this summer, at Two Chefs, a restaurant in Amsterdam that hosts a monthly crayfish boil. Yes is the answer: The best way to eat a crayfish is to shell the tail, then slurp the flavored juices out of the head, and pick out the remaining meat with your hands. This strategy might not be an immediate transatlantic hit. At the boil, one 29-year-old from Maastricht likened the meal to shrimp but with more work. Two twins told me that the crayfish would need to look a little more chic on the plate to appeal to the Dutch public. But, given the ever-growing population of crayfish in the Netherlands, coming around to eating more of them could benefit the country. Because if Dutch consumers aren’t sure how they feel about crayfish, crayfish inarguably love the Netherlands. They have invaded …

New details about Louisiana gunman’s mental health 

New details about Louisiana gunman’s mental health 

Published by Sam Flores

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What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? Four years and 30,000 trees

What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? Four years and 30,000 trees

Published by Sam Flores

MERAUX, La. — Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with supplies. Rubber boots in all different sizes. Bins full of snacks for the end of a hard day’s work. One day, they hope to see 30,000 fully grown trees like bald cypress and water tupelo at this and other sites that restore the natural barrier of wetlands into the protective forest it once was. The goal is for the roots of these native trees to hold the earth around New Orleans in place as it slips farther below sea level, create habitat for wildlife and help shield the city from storms. Much of that natural barrier was lost after Hurricane Katrina, which killed over 1,000 people and caused over $100 billion in damage in 2005. But many have been working since then to restore …

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season

Published by Sam Flores

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — People leaned out of wrought iron balconies, hollering the iconic phrase “Throw me something, Mister” as a massive Mardi Gras parade rolled down New Orleans’ historic St. Charles Avenue on Tuesday. Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, marks the climax and end of the weekslong Carnival season and a final chance for indulgence, feasting and revelry before the Christian Lent period of sacrifice and reflection. The joyous goodbye to Carnival always falls the day before Ash Wednesday. In Louisiana’s most populous city, which is world-famous for its Mardi Gras bash, people donned green, gold and purple outfits, with some opting for an abundance of sequins and others showing off homemade costumes. The revelers began lining the streets as the sun rose. They set up chairs, coolers, grills and ladders — offering a higher vantage point. As marching bands and floats filled with women wearing massive feathered headdresses passed by, the music echoing through the city streets, people danced and cheered. Others sipped drinks, with many opting for adult concoctions …