As COVID case numbers continue to climb there’s talk, at least in New Orleans, of reinstating capacity restrictions at festivals and sporting events. Brooke Thorington has more from State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter.
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Qualifying for the New Orleans mayoral race begins today and incumbent Latoya Cantrell appears to be in a strong position to get elected to a second and final term. Political Analyst Clancy
DuBos says Cantrell has about 600,000 dollars on hand heading into qualifying.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy expresses hope a vote will occur soon on an infrastructure bill that would invest around one-point-two trillion dollars in infrastructure projects over the next eight years.
Cassidy says the legislation will also contain 47-billion dollars for coastal restoration and flood mitigation projects statewide. Louisiana’s senior senator thinks they can get it passed, but it’s a tedious process…
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Congressman Garret Graves was the last candidate to run against former Governor Edwin Edwards, beating Edwards in the 2014 race for the 6th Congressional District seat.
Graves says he and Edwards kept up a candid and humorous backchannel dialog during the 2014 race and even after stayed in contact and occasionally chatted over lunch.
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