It’s been 100 days today since Governor John Bel Edwards took office, and experts say there was no “honeymoon” period for the start of this new state leader’s term. LSU Political Science professor Wayne Parent says Edwards has been dealing with extreme fiscal issues, and an uncooperative legislature…:
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He says even though Edwards was able to raise hundreds of millions in revenue, funding issues remain a problem for the new governor.

Citizens will get a chance to hear directly from the governor today and ask questions, on a Louisiana Radio Network hosted call-in show. The broadcast begins at 2:06 pm on radio stations throughout the state. Edwards’ press secretary is Shauna Sanford…:
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LouisianaRadioNetwork.com for additional details.

The latest Louisiana Survey finds the majority of citizens polled oppose the removal of Confederate monuments. LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Michael Henderson says 73% of people they asked said the statues should stay, and 47 percent of black residents thinks Confederate monuments should not be removed…:
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But he says half of those surveyed believe the state should not issue licese plants which display the Confederate battle flag.

Izzo’s Illegal Burrito has filed a nearly $10 million dollar lawsuit against the owners of the Thibodaux-based Rouses supermarkets. It alleges that the grocery chain is pressuring developers to keep Izzo’s from opening locations where new Rouses shopping centers have opened or are under construction. The suit claims Rouses is doing this due to bad blood with Izzo’s over an incident involving a former manager at the burrito chain who went to work at the Rouses Mexican bar in Lafayette.