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The city has seen nightly protests for about three months. And police have declared riots or unlawful assemblies about half the time. But some argue the meaning of riot is too vague to be useful.

Atlantic journalist Alexis Madrigal says millions of at-home saliva tests for the coronavirus could be the key to a safe reopening — even if they are less accurate than the traditional PCR tests.

"We are in a period of epidemic growth," Prime Minister Jean Castex said. "We want to do everything to avoid a new lockdown." The order goes into effect Friday.

Trump said the campaign briefly considered postponing his convention speech, but he will now continue as planned and visit Texas and Louisiana over the weekend.

Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday the impact of Hurricane Laura "could've been much worse," noting that storm surge was much less severe than projected.

Protesters had asked the parish to remove the prominent memorial this summer, only to be turned away two weeks ago. Then came the hurricane.

One of the most powerful storms to hit the state in living memory leaves destruction and misery in its wake, with debris from homes and businesses scattered about and at least one death.

Even as the storm's center nears Louisiana's border with Arkansas, a storm surge warning remains in effect for a large section of the coast.

Satirist, director and the creator of Veep, Armando Iannucci does Charles Dickens in The Personal History Of David Copperfield. And NPR's critic says there's a lot that's unexpected in the movie.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with John Brown, a New Orleans resident, about the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.