The Jamaican parade with Kaya Jonkunnu Band and Walking Tall Jamaica moves through the fest on Saturday. Jamaica was the featured country this year. Photo: Jim Bennett/WireImage
⚖️ Cleo Fields, the representative in the state's challenged congressional district, joined other candidates and voter groups in a federal lawsuit that seeks to block Gov. Jeff Landry's decision to cancel the U.S. House elections. (WAFB)
Grassroots groups are holding a "funeral march for democracy" at 8am today from the courthouse to City Hall.
🚔 Michelle Woodfork will be sworn in this morning as Orleans Parish sheriff.
Her predecessor, Susan Hutson, says she'll fight to clear her name of charges related to last year's jailbreak.
🏛️ Calvin Duncan will also take office today after a judge intervened last night, allowing him to temporarily assume his elected position as clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal Court. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
Landry signed a bill — passed by Republican lawmakers — that eliminated the role. Duncan filed suit last week. (AP)
There's another court hearing today.
💊 A federal appeals court sided with Louisiana and temporarily froze federal rules that allow teleprescribing and mailing of abortion drugs. (Axios)