Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry says Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards has been an obstacle in efforts to carry out executions of death row prisoners. The governor has responded by saying there’s a lack of availability of drugs to carry out lethal injections…
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But Landry says Louisiana could expand the options to carry out a lethal injection, which has happened in other states.

Bayou Bridge pipeline protesters are demanding a face-to-face meeting with Governor John Bel Edwards as they are concerned about safety of residents in St. James Parish, because of the new pipeline. But Edwards says when it comes to safety, pipelines are a much better option than the alternatives….
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Today is day two of qualiying for the November sixth election as Louisiana’s six US house members are up for re-election. Four of them have drawn challengers, including Republican Clay Higgins who will have three opponents, two Republicans and one Democrat. Qualifying ends tomorrow afternoon.

An LSU PhD student is working on a way to better predict the effects of flooding from a hurricane. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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