President Biden says he has no plans to end his re-election bid after a lackluster debate performance. Biden says his poor showing was due to nerves and difficulty combatting former President Trump’s false claims, not a sign of any mental issues. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan believes Biden should still submit to a neurological exam to assure voters and world leaders…
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The president’s physician says Mr. Biden had a detailed neurologic exam in February and there were no findings of neurological disorder.

Opponents to Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law are asking a federal judge to block it before the new school year starts. Associate VP with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State Alex Luchenitser says they are seeking a hearing on July 29th….
cut 11 (12) “…right of parents”
Supporters of the law say the Ten Commandments are part of the foundation of U-S Law.

Louisiana Tech launches a new doctoral program in engineering that will help working professionals improve their management, leadership, engineering and technology principles relevant to their specialization. DETM program coordinator Beth Hegab says the on-line courses will begin in September…
cut 6 (12) “….be the expert”
More information can be found on Louisiana Tech’s website.

Frederick Burgess has been running an after school program called Stop the violence in Alexandria since 2018 but the playing of sports portion of the program is not active because they can no longer use the Charles Hayward Activity Center. Burgess says they need money to use the gym…
cut 8 (05) “…off the streets”
Burgess says he’s already providing hundreds of kids with tutoring and financial literacy, but wants to incorporate sports too and is hoping for donations for his program Stop the Violence.