Governor Edwards says police reforms are needed, but he does not support the movement to defund police departments…
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New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson has apologized for his officers firing so-called rubber bullets at protesters on the Crescent City Connection last week. The chief says their special operations division was not authorized to use the anti-riot rounds and an investigation is underway.

A new LSU poll of 757 Louisiana residents found 42 percent of respondents know someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and 23 percent know someone who has died from it. LSU Public Policy Lab director Michael Henderson says this shows the widespread impact of the virus.
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The survey also found Louisiana residents are uncomfortable with many activities outside of the home. 77-percent do not want to get on an airplane.

Week two of the special session is underway at the State Capitol and lawmakers will begin debating several tax break proposals for businesses. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford expects a bitter partisan brawl over the prospect of tax cuts, while the state faces revenue shortfalls. He pointed to comments from staet Representative Ted James, a Democrat from Baton Rouge…
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The special session is set to end June 30th.