New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell went before the House Appropriations Committee expressing the need for some sort of financial assistance as the city is looking at a 150-million dollar budget gap because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cantrell says she’s furloughing city employees to save money…
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Republican lawmakers told Cantrell she would see an increase in tax revenues if more of the city’s economy was opened up.

Governor Edwards along with the Secretaries for the Department of Health and Children and Family Services got their flu shots today at Our Lady of the Lake. O-L-O-L Family Medicine Specialist Doctor Joshua Clark says the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself from getting the flu, which could lead to other complications…
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The Louisiana House gives approval to a resolution that would suspend the state Fire Marshal’s ability to enforce Governor Edwards coronavirus orders on businesses. Jim Shannon has the story….
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As of Tuesday afternoon, the number of customers in Louisiana without power as a result of Hurricane Delta has dropped to 95-thousand. About a third of the outages involve Entergy Louisiana customers. Entergy spokesperson David Freese says their crews are making steady process…
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Freese says they anticipate most of their customers will have power back by Thursday.