'Ju and Chan' are TikTok stars
By Bob WarrenJail time: A former lawman is headed to jail. Chad Scott, the former star federal narcotics agent known to drug traffickers as the “White Devil,” was sentenced this morning to 13 years behind bars after his conviction on corruption charges. Protesting masks: Last week, a large group of parents descended on the St. Tammany School Board to tell the board to defy the state order requiring masks in schools. School Board members don’t appear ready to try that. The parents are expected to try again tonight. (Some background: Tammany COVID cases are surging and doctors are worried.) Stay tuned for continuing coverage. ‘Rows of patients’: Wanna know what it’s like inside area hospitals as they fill up with COVID patients? Our Emily Woodruff and Chris Granger spent a recent day at Ochsner Medical Center watching the weary staff work to keep COVID patients alive. ‘Ju and Chan’: OK, here’s a fun one. Juwan Johnson, who is trying to make the New Orleans Saints roster as a tight end, and his wife, Chanen, have carved out quite the career on social media. Known as @JuandChan, they have some two million TikTok followers. Our Julian Sorapuru spent a recent afternoon with them and has this story. Also in the news: The state stopped issuing unemployment checks to around 150,000 residents this week. And we'll get new population data when new Census data drops later today. All this and much more in today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us. BW |
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| Longtime federal drug agent Chad Scott, once a decorated Drug Enforcement Administration officer beloved by higher-ups but known as the "Wh… Read more |
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| The sixth floor of Ochsner Medical Center in Old Jefferson was once where patients awaited heart transplants and recovered from heart surgery. Read more |
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| As dozens of parents berated the St. Tammany Parish School Board last week over their children having to wear masks in class, they pleaded with the elected officials to override the requirement. Read more |
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| As Juwan and Chanen Johnson stroll through Bywater on a scorching Sunday afternoon, they carry an odd accessory: a tripod. The Johnsons are on the hunt for a filming location where they’ll create a new video for their 2 million TikTok followers. Read more |
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| When Sandra Louis lost her job at the start of the pandemic, her first worry was how she would afford insulin to treat her diabetes. Even with health insurance, the life-saving medication costs her $1,500 a month, and Louisiana’s meager unemployment benefits covered less than a third of that. Read more |
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| When the U.S. Census Bureau releases its latest count Thursday afternoon, the data will almost certainly count New Orleans among the U.S. cities that have grown most rapidly since 2010. Read more |
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