The veto session is over and state lawmakers did not override any of the governor’s 28 vetoes from the 2021 legislative session. An effort to overturn the governor’s rejection of a transgender sports ban bill failed by two votes in the Louisiana House. Governor John Bel Edwards said early on that the bill is unnecessary…
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Political analyst Clancy Dubos says Republican legislative leaders now know how difficult it is to reach a supermajority, which is what is needed to override a gubernatorial veto…
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The state health department reported an alarming 5,388 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. The third highest single-day total since the pandemic started. During his monthly radio show “Ask the Governor” Governor Edwards highlighted the importance of vaccine availability.
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has reinstituted a mask mandate for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals when indoors.

The 300-dollar weekly enhanced federal unemployment benefits will come to an at the end of the month. That’s the result of legislation approved by lawmakers during the session. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates says in exchange for the premature end of the federally boosted payments, starting next year weekly state unemployment benefits will increase 28 dollars to a 275 dollar weekly maximum.
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