Closure announced for Judge Seeber Bridge
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A closure has been announced for the Judge Seeber Bridge on Claiborne Avenue.
According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the bridge will be closed in both directions from Monday, May 19, through Friday, May 23, at noon.
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DOTD officials said mechanical work will be done while the bridge is closed.
Officials with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said drivers should use alternate routes:
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Why Cuomo's sexual harassment accusations are playing little role in the NYC mayoral race
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It is a remarkable and rapid turnaround for Cuomo, who stepped down from his post as governor after an investigation found he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, accusations he denies, and amid an imminent threat of impeachment from state lawmakers. Two key factors have helped fuel Cuomo's run: Shifting attitudes about sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement and the demand for a strong leader to navigate a fraught political landscape marked by the chaos of Trump's second stint in the White House. 'This today is not about forgiveness or about forgetting anything,' Ramos, who in 2021 was among the first to call for Cuomo's resignation, said Friday. 'This is a very sober take on where we are in this race and the type of leadership that is required at a time when I need workers and I need immigrants protected.' At the time of Cuomo's resignation, public outrage at the sexual misconduct and harassment carried out by men in power was running high. The leak of Trump's infamous 'Access Hollywood' tape shortly before his election in 2016 and the revelations about Harvey Weinstein in the New York Times and the New Yorker in 2017 touched off a powerful movement that spread to Hollywood, sports, business and politics. Over the past couple of years, though, many see the movement as having lost some momentum, especially with Trump's election to a second term. 'The people who are going to vote for him have clearly made a decision that whatever he was accused of doing, it's forgivable, to a point,' Basil Smikle, a Democratic strategist told the Daily News. 'They are willing to look past what he is accused of, because whatever they feel is happening in the city now, is more important to their immediate lives.' 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'Are you asking me to go dancing with you?' Cuomo responded. After the music stopped, he followed up: 'I want to know if we have a date?' Cuomo's camp maintained that the interaction was a joke. The incident generated backlash on social media, with users calling him a 'sex pest' and 'gross.' Regardless, it barely made a dent in the campaign. And at Wednesday's debate, where Cuomo faced attacks on all manner of issues, the allegations weren't a major line of attack. Brad Lander said that having 'sexually harassed 13 women' should disqualify Cuomo from being mayor. And Michael Blake, a former state assemblymember who's polling poorly, said that 'the people who don't feel safe are the young women, mothers and grandmothers around Andrew Cuomo.' During the debate, Cuomo pointed out that he was never charged in connection with the allegations. 'I said at the time that if I offended anyone, it was unintentional, but I apologize, and I say that today,' he said. 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