An LSU study indicates 42 percent of residents know someone who has tested positive for COVID-19….
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

Louisiana reported six more COVID-19 deaths yesterday to bring the state’s death toll to 2,831. Nearly 34-thousand have recovered after testing positive and Louisiana is reporting 43-thousand cases. Governor Edwards says he’s heartened that the data is not showing a spike since the Memorial Day weekend.

George Floyd will be laid to rest today in Houston. His death during custody with Minneapolis officers has resulted in calls to overhaul police practices. Governor John Bel Edwards, who comes from a family of law enforcement officers, says the trend of unreasonable police force is troubling…
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But Edwards says he doesn’t support a movement to defund police officers.

U-N-O’s Transportation Institute has launched a new survey that seeks input from potential riders of a proposed rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A 2010 survey indicated 39,000 riders a month may use a train that connects the two cities, but UNO researcher Tara Tolford says those numbers could change should the proposed stop-offs be built.
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To take the survey go to the U-N-O T-I Facebook page.