Halen Doughty reports Governor John Bel Edwards has had a busy first few months in office to say the least. He’s dealt with massive flooding, a historic budget crisis and now racial tensions and protests…:
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It’s been one week since the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by cops, and we’re learning more about the Baton Rouge Police Department’s account of what happened. In a warrant, the officers say they saw Sterling reach for a gun in his front pocket while resisting arrest, before shots were fired to stop the threat.

A transportation task force created by Governor John Bel Edwards — a push some say could lead to the most sweeping changes in Louisiana’s roadways and bridges in almost 30 years, holds its first meeting today. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says with a 13-billion dollar backlog in projects, he needs to be sure there is money there to keep up with existing roads and fund new improvements…:
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A bill by Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham has won the approval of the US House that seeks to defund a 2015 executive order from President Obama that could drive up the costs of building in Louisiana. Abraham says the order scraps the base flood commonly used to determine flood risk and replaces it with a new one that takes into account future flooding from climate change.
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