New Orleans is the epicenter of the US COVID crisis. Its death rate per capita is highest in the nation -- 10 times worse than the severest city in CA (Santa Clara); 4.5 times worse than New York City; 1.5 times worse Seattle, where the outbreak started 59 DAYS EARLIER.
Look at this time frame of deaths per capita, with the likely infection date listed in the box.
March Gras was February 25th. See what happened?
Feb 21, 2020 • 29 tweets • 9 min read
Beneath the controversy over ITEP, there's a basic constitutional question: Does the State Board of Commerce & Industry have the authority to give these exemptions? The answer is: Yes -- but not without limits.
That Board has been operating WAY outside these limits. THREAD
The State Constitution prohibits gov't entities from giving away something of value for a non-public purpose. A school board can’t allocate $10M to their Swiss bank accounts.
A State board can’t give away tax exemptions to businesses for nothing.
