Jillian Kramer
Baton Rouge Advocate
New Orleans, LA, United States
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At least 7 Louisiana parishes failed to update summons to let felons serve on juries
Their jury summons and questionnaires didn't reflect changes brought by 2021 law letting people with felony convictions serve on juries. → Read More
A new law lets people with felonies sit on juries. Most Louisiana parishes haven't followed it.
A state law aimed at empowering people with felony convictions to serve on juries, restoring a constitutional right that had been stripped from them for decades, has not been executed at a swath of courts across Louisiana, bringing proceedings to a halt as attorneys argue their clients’ trials are unconstitutional. → Read More
Federal appeals court sides with Attorney General Jeff Landry in vaccine mandate lawsuit
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday refused to affirm a Biden administration mandate that required federal contractors to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, handing → Read More
In fatal beating outside St. Charles Avenue hotel, judge upholds 30-year prison sentence
A judge refused to change her 30-year prison term for a Baton Rouge man who killed a 60-year-old man outside a New Orleans hotel. → Read More
Men convicted of killing UL student Lee Long Jr. sentenced to prison
Their sentencing came after emotional pleas from Long Jr.'s family. → Read More
Career Advice: The First Step On Your Path to Professional Success? Treat Everyone With Respect
“Not everybody lives by that,” says CNN anchor Abby Phillip. In Future Forward, she shares more career advice, a peek into her morning routine, and her workday essentials. → Read More
Metastatic Breast Cancer Live Expectancy: How Long Can You Live With MBC?
While metastatic breast cancer isn’t curable, treatments and lifestyle changes can improve survival rates → Read More
Guttate Psoriasis Gave Me a Superpower: Empathy
I wouldn’t wish a chronic skin condition on anyone. But mine has taught me to be a kinder person. → Read More
My Daughter and I Both Have Psoriasis. We’re Helping Each Other Live With It
We share a chronic skin condition, so we understand each other in a way others can't. → Read More
Chronic Migraine: How to Deal With Your Kids When You’re Also Dealing With a Neurological Condition
The key to chronic migraine treatment is creating a plan your children understand: Have an action plan that you can enact at the first sign of an attack. → Read More
Another First NBC Bank executive pleads guilty ahead of federal fraud trial
A former chief credit officer of First NBC Bank, the New Orleans institution that collapsed five years ago under the weight of risky loans, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy → Read More
District Attorney Jason Williams acquitted on federal tax charges
The verdict capped a seven-day trial during which Williams' attorneys did not call any witnesses. → Read More
What Causes Migraines—And How to Stop Them
Even if you have chronic migraine, you don’t have to live with constant migraine pain. → Read More
Baton Rouge man convicted in St. Charles Avenue beating death of 60-year-old man
In the beating death of Arnold Jackson, prosecutors said Tuesday, a jury needed to weigh one question: Whether the man accused of killing him had committed murder or manslaughter. → Read More
The Piece of Jewelry That Helps One Woman Stop a Migraine In Its Tracks
Plus, how a journal has helped her take control of her health. → Read More
Migraines Are My Body’s Way of Telling Me to Hit Pause
Exercising, being in nature, and getting enough rest help me keep migraines at bay. → Read More
As a 5-Year-Old With Migraines, I Found Some Relief In a Bottle of Soda
Today, my treatment regimen is more advanced—and more effective. → Read More
Focusing on Mindfulness—Not My Migraines—Helps Me Live Life to the Fullest
I no longer let stressful situations get the best of me. → Read More
I Thought I Was Having a Stroke. The ER Doctor Said I Was Dehydrated. We Were Both Wrong.
After months of not knowing, a migraine diagnosis gave me peace. → Read More
Birth Control Implant Switch: The Pill Only Works If You Remember to Take It, So It Didn’t Work for Me
I told myself that getting the birth control implant would be “one hour of discomfort for three years of freedom.” Now I can live—and have sex—without worry. → Read More