The House Governmental Affairs committee hears a resolution today that seeks to suspend the Governor’s public health emergency as it relates to the coronavirus. House Republican Caucus chairman and Erath Representative Blake Miguez says the objective is to put local leaders in control of reopening the economy.
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Governor Edwards has labeled the effort “misguided” and does not believe the legislature will do it.
A Senate Bill aimed at providing a proposition election to determine whether sports wagering activities and operations will be permitted by a parish, passes through a committee hearing. The measure heads to the Senate floor for more consideration. If it receives legislative approval the proposition would appear on the November 3rd ballot. Lake Charles Senator Ronnie Johns…
The Louisiana Workforce Commission has paid over a billion dollars in unemployment payments since March 22nd. LWC Secretary Ava Dejoie says the money went to 404-thousand Louisianans.
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LWC paid out 151 million dollars to 103,000 claimants in all of 2019.
Murder hornets have captured the spotlight after the giant Asian insect was detected in northern parts of the state of Washington, but experts say the level of concern is still relatively low. LSU AgCenter entomologist Kristen Healey says the few that have been found were contained in Washington.
While human deaths have been attributed to the murder hornet, Healey says those are normally linked to an allergic reaction. It’s the ability to kill mass amounts of honeybees rapidly that is the most concerning.