A historic veto override session kicks off tomorrow at noon and gun rights advocates are hoping lawmakers will overturn the Governor’s rejection of legislation that would allow Louisianans 21 and older without a record to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Matt Herriman with the NRA…
That legislation passed in the regular session with supermajority levels of support.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter made pleas for federal help on “Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster” this morning. Hunter says it’s been nearly eleven months since Hurricane Laura but the federal government has yet to approve a federal disaster aid bill.
LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Catherine O’Neal says the new Delta variant of COVID that’s now circulating through the state poses a bigger threat to unvaccinated individuals because it features a mutation that allows it to hide in your body for longer before it is detected.
Despite this new threat Governor Edwards says he is not considering reinstating previous COVID restrictions.
A new report shows 21-thousand fewer construction jobs in Louisiana compared to February 2020. The 15-percent loss is the second-highest in the country. Louisiana Associated General Contractors C-E-O Ken Naquin says the pandemic slowed down the chemical industry and the oil and gas industry is reeling from the President’s executive order that prohibits new oil and gas exploration