Attorney General Jeff Landry is pushing for the Governor to greenlight the reopening of barbershops and hair salons. Landry says it is a step in the right direction of getting the economy running and stresses the importance of haircuts as a matter of personal hygiene and mental well-being.
Landry is calling on the move to be made as soon as possible and says the reopening would be a part of the restoration of people’s liberty.
Louisiana set another record with 53-million visitors in 2019. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says they are looking at a sharp decrease this year, but his office is reaching out to groups that canceled their events in Louisiana…
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Nungesser says the state can start welcoming tourists back once Louisiana enters phase two of re-opening the economy.
The U-S Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Baton Rouge man serving a life sentence on rape and kidnapping charges, but the jury did not come to a unanimous decision. His attorney, Andre Belanger, says his client Thedrick Edwards, should have his conviction thrown out since the nation’s highest court recently ruled non-unanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional…
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District Attorney Hillar Moore opposes overturning Edwards’ conviction, calling him a “bad dude”
The University of Louisiana System announces a special tuition rate for adults wanting to return to school to finish their degree at one of their nine campuses through the Compete LA program. UL System President Jim Henderson says the new rate provides an average discount of $450 per course.