State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says if the numbers support it, he hopes Governor Edwards will back a move to Phase Three so that kids can get more time in classrooms. Matt Doyle has the story.
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More than 500 racehorses were left to weather out the storm during hurricane Laura at the delta downs racetrack. Officials say the horses could have been moved to the New Orleans race track but Churchill downs inc…the owners of the track…refused to take in the horses. None of the horses or their caretakers died during the hurricane, but power was knocked out and the stables were rendered unusable. The Louisiana racing commission ordered Shreveport’s Louisiana downs to make room for the displaced horses.

A court hearing over the fate of the state’s fall election plan will be held today.
The status of the upcoming election plan is in limbo as Governor Edwards has vowed to reject an election plan by Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin that is backed by the Legislature. Under Ardoin’s plan the only COVID-related reason for requesting an absentee ballot is if you test positive for the virus during early voting or before Election Day. Edwards calls that woefully inadequate for public health and worries how that would impact those ordered to quarantine.
Ardoin says whatever the result of this hearing is his office needs some kind of plan approved soon…
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Cleco has restored power to roughly 93% of its 140,000 customers who lost power due to Hurricane Laura. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says the timeline on restoration for remaining customers hinges on the types of damages an area sustained.
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