Youssef Rddad

Background: Haitian political leaders and interest groups are trying to set up a transitional government, and they're coming to Southern University in Baton Rouge later this week to do it. Honoré will mediate the talks. #lalege #lagov nola.com/news/politics/…

A lede above all others. @youssefrddad @theadvocatebr

BREAKING: Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison. A longer sentence for murder was thrown out last month. apne.ws/lW8zBYe

Here's some background on what federal charges against the former officers means, how common they are, and possible sentences, which @RihamFeshir and I put together back in May when they were indicted. (2) mprnews.org/story/2021/05/…

Nursing homes give antipsychotic drugs to at least 1 in 5 residents, a rate higher than publicly reported and hidden by false diagnoses, a New York Times analysis found. nyti.ms/392RhqE

.@AP found Louisiana state troopers have made a habit of turning off body cameras. When footage is recorded, it's often kept secret. A recently retired supervisor says it was “common practice” to approve uses of force reports without reviewing the video. apne.ws/U6YLvBC

Actor Michael K. Williams, who played the beloved character Omar Little on “The Wire,” has died. mprnews.org/story/2021/09/…

Kicking off the Halloween season early with a new chilling soundtrack (and a photo of the cat). 👻 soundcloud.com/youssef-rddad/…

@bedwards92 Would love to see data on how many of those top-tier hires stuck around versus hopping to the next gig (out of state)... or resigning in disgrace.

@medfraud_pmh When I was a kid, I used to use two cassette player/recorders and would record my overdubs as one player was playing back and the other was recording. I got in trouble cause I taped over my sister’s Lion King soundtrack.

@youssefrddad Back in the day I used to demo my songs on a Sony stereo reel-to-reel, overdubbing by layering parts one at a time. (If you screwed up, you had to start over - argh!) I used my car keys and a tambourine as percussion. With the slap-back delay added by the Sony, it kicked!

A quick little hybrid soundtrack with an absurd number of cello players just because I can. soundcloud.com/youssef-rddad/…

@medfraud_pmh Yessir. I mostly used sample libraries and synths for this. But if you listen REALLY closely, my kitchen utensil and pots made an appearance too.

@youssefrddad I don't remember you telling me you made music. Very evocative and a natural for a soundtrack. I completely missed the digital music revolution, but I presume you accomplished this entirely using an app?

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has become the first major Hollywood studio to implement a blanket policy mandating vaccinations for the casts of all of their U.S. productions, as well as those who come into contact with them on set twitter.com/i/events/14204…

And with that... This is my last story for The Advocate | Times-Pic. Thanks all for reading. I'll miss Louisiana.

Rising COVID cases bring fresh worries to Louisiana's nursing homes, scenes of early tragedy nola.com/news/coronavir… via @nolanews

As COVID cases surge, that means more breakthrough infections, especially with the more contagious delta variant now accounting for 83% of Louisiana cases. "The ability to infect is just far greater.” nola.com/news/coronavir…

Son's death from COVID leads mother to promote vaccinations at his memorial service theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne… via @theadvocatebr

BREAKING: Louisiana lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge for a first-ever veto override session, which will begin next week. theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

Louisiana is losing out on a roughly $220M stimulus in ending the federal $300-a-week unemployment boost early. To match that economic activity, 40% of jobless — or 59k folks — would need to reenter the workforce in August, per LSU economist Jim Richardson theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

More than 1,400 new covid-19 cases in one day....