Saints Quarterback Drew Brees has posted a lengthy apology on his Instagram account for the comments he made yesterday regarding national anthem protests. Also, New Orleans is reportedly among several cities in the running to host the Republican National Convention now that North Carolina has pulled the plug on hosting the event because of coronavirus concerns.

Meanwhile, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says he’s been able to attract a conference to Louisiana that was originally scheduled to be held in Florida…
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Nungesser says the state offered free catered seafood and an authentic Louisiana jazz band to the truckers in order to get them to change locations.

Cristobal has been downgraded to a depression as it moves further inland into Mexico, but it will eventually begin moving north and restrengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center expects Cristobal to make landfall along the Louisiana coast Sunday night, Monday morning.

Tomorrow, restaurants and bars that serve food will be able to open at 50 percent capacity as the state moves into Phase Two. President of the Louisiana Restaurant Association Stan Harris believes the transition to increase capacity with effective social distancing will help put restaurants on the road to recovery.
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Protests continue in Louisiana over the death of George Floyd. Governor John Bel Edwards says he does not expect to use the National Guard to control the crowds. Last night on the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans, officers used tear gas on protesters. Here’s Senator John Kennedy on some of the protests nationwide…
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