The CDC says Louisiana has twice the national average of COVID cases. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Saints have signed linebacker Pete Werner to a three-year contract extension worth 25-million dollars.

The Louisiana Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff concert in New Orleans featuring Eric Church has been cancelled with no reason given. Church and other country artists were set to play in the Caesars Superdome on August 31st.

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is hosting a cybersecurity training session for law enforcement at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette this week. GOHSEP Director Jacques Thibodeaux says this training is part of a broader effort to bolster the state’s defenses against cyber threats
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The Humor & Harmony Weekend kicks off today, hosted by rapper Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, in downtown Shreveport. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says this festival, which runs until Sunday, comes at the perfect time.
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Organizers are expecting the event will bring about 30-thousand people.