The Louisiana Survey finds 91-percent of respondents support the concept men and women should receive the same pay for equal work. But Doctor Michael Henderson, with the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, says the survey also shows fewer Republicans believe obstacles in the workplace for women are now gone…
cut 11 (10) “…highly debated

Governor John Bel Edwards is pushing equal pay legislation in the upcoming session. Today, Edwards was at a Walgreens in Baton Rouge to announce the pharmacy will have safe drug disposals at a dozen of their stores around the state to dispose old prescriptions….
cut 16 (09) “…we can”
Health officials say narcotic overdoses have surpassed homicide deaths in Orleans and East Baton Rouge.

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State is calling for a slightly below-average 2017 Hurricane Season. Michelle Southern reports…:
Voicer 2 (31) “I’m Michelle Southern”

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least 17 tornadoes hit Louisiana on Sunday and Monday during that severe weather outbreak. One of the twisters killed two people, including a three-year-old girl near Breaux Bridge. Injuries from twisters were also reported in Catahoula and Franklin Parish. Thankfully, there is no severe weather in the forecast for the rest of this week.