civil rights
Norman C. Francis, a stalwart New Orleans leader in civil rights, business and education dies at 94
Francis was the first Black president of Xavier University and integrated Loyola University's law school
Public Health
Measles reported in Buncombe as public health officials worry about spread in the face of declining vaccination rates
The 3 cases are part of a surge in illnesses – chickenpox, whooping cough and flu – that can be prevented or contained by immunizations
New Orleans
Feds conclude first week of immigration raids in Crescent City
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation; Stein restores Medicaid rates in NC amid budget shortfall
Upstate South Carolina
BRIEFS: Palmetto State measles cases at 47
SC Department of Public Health will have mobile units in Landrum, in northern Spartanburg County on Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18; Brunswick County to oppose Fuquay-Varina’s interbasin transfer
South Carolina
South Carolina has 12 measles cases tied to Upstate outbreak
Spartanburg and Greenville counties are located on Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Atlanta