Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a lawsuit that seeks to have a state judge declare Governor John Bel Edwards’ executive order that protects L-G-B-T individuals from discrimination in the workplace as unconstitutional. Landry believes the governor is circumventing the Legislature to create his own law…:
CUT 7 (07) “of language”
Edwards says the attorney general is putting his own political interests ahead of Louisiana’s needs. He disagrees with Landry’s stance that’s it okay for businesses to discriminate…:
Cut 10 (03) “Louisiana values”
The executive order says state employees can not be fired or harassed at work if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

The deadline to apply for FEMA’s Shelter at Home program is today. As of Friday, October 14, the number of applicants had climbed to 20,897. Applications may also be submitted online via www.shelterathome.la.gov.

A much anticipated cool front has made its way through the state and temperatures are much more fall-like. Freddie Ziegler, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says we expect high temperatures in the 70s this weekend and we’ll see the lows dip into the 40s for the northern part of the state…:
Cut 15 (06) “below normal”
He says rain is out of the forecast this weekend and much of next week.

A new poll on the US Senate race has Republican John Kennedy and Democrat Foster Campbell leading the large field of candidates. The poll was paid for by Raycom Media. Republican David Duke received five-percent in the survey and that will allow him to participate in a televised debate at Dillard University on November 2nd.