US District Judge Shelly Dick has ruled against the Secretary of State’s election plan that rolled back much of the summer’s mail-in balloting opportunities. Dick said the limited absentee access approved by the Legislature imposes a burden on a person’s right to vote during a pandemic. Governor John Bel Edwards agrees.
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Under Ardoin’s plan, the only COVID-related reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that if you test positive for the virus during early voting or before Election Day. Ardoin is reviewing the decision.

LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward says they will provide seating arrangements for the September 26th season opener next week. Tailgaiting will not be allowed and Woodward addressed that during a news conference…
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Education leaders present an update to a Senate Committee on the return to learning in Calcasieu Parish following Hurricane Laura. Brooke Thorington has the story.
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And we need to keep an eye on the Gulf of Mexico once again. There’s an area of low pressure in the southern Gulf has a 90-percent chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours. If this disturbance becomes a named storm, it will be named Wilfred and then we move on to the Greek Alphabet, which also happened in 2005.