The House has given final legislative approval to a bill that would give lawmakers the ability to remove parts of Governor John Bel Edwards coronavirus restrictions. Most Republicans voted for the measure, while Democrats voted against it and Governor Edwards can veto the legislation.

The Louisiana Municipal Association is fighting legislation that could strip state construction dollars from municipalities that reduce police budgets by ten percent or more. Matt Doyle has the story.
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There will be no televised US Senate debate before November 3rd, the first time Louisianans will not have a pre-vote debate in a Senate contest since 1998. Senator Bill Cassidy says he won’t participate in any debate unless all 14 of his challengers are there. Political analyst Bernie Pisnonat says Cassidy dodging the debate is smart politics.
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Cassidy’s main Democratic opponent, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, says Cassidy is afraid and ashamed of his record.

A Lake Charles company called Gulf Coast Sequestration is planning to build a deep repository that can store up to 80 million tons of carbon gas that is currently being released into the air by the state’s industrial plants. Louisiana Department of National Resources spokesperson Patrick Courreges says the project would help reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which is important for Louisiana…
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Gulf Coast Sequestration is working to get a permit from the EPA.