Over a dozen Bayou Bridge protesters tried to force their way into Louisiana Radio Network studios when Governor Edwards showed up for his monthly call-in radio show. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A heat advisory will be in effect for most of the state this afternoon as the heat index values could surpass 110 degrees. National Weather Service Meteorologist Mario Valverde says the hot temperatures are expected to last a while…
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In an open letter from Attorney General Jeff Landry to Governor John Bel Edwards, Landry blamed the governor for the lack of executions in the state since 2010, saying victims’ families suffer in legal limbo while waiting for justice to be carried out. Edwards responded during his “Ask the Governor” radio program, saying Landry had not attempted to contact him or his office and the letter was out of the blue.
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And Edwards says the state can not carry out an execution because of a national shortage of drugs that could be used in Louisiana for a lethal injection, but Landry points out that executions are taking place in other states.