The LSU Board of Supervisors votes to remove Troy Middleton’s name from the main library on the Baton Rouge campus. Matt Doyle has the story.
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After not reporting any new coronavirus cases yesterday, the state health department says there were 760 new cases yesterday and 787 new cases today. The state’s new total is 48, 515 as 1,666 cases were removed it was determined they were either duplicates or out of state residents.

Louisiana health officials say about a third of the nursing homes in the state are not regularly testing their staff and residents. State health officer Doctor Jimmy Guidry says facilities who fail to follow the state’s testing guidelines could be hit with sanctions…
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The state failed to reach its goal to test all nursing home residents and workers by the end of May.

Governor John Bel Edwards has declared today Juneteenth Observance Day. It was on this day in 1865 when the remaining African American slaves were released in Texas. LSU Chief Diversity Officer Dereck Rovaris says many minorities will celebrate this day like another popular summer holiday…
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Governor Edwards says we should use this day to recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for equity and justice.