There’s a growing movement around the country to defund law enforcement and use that money instead on community programs. But Governor John Bel Edwards, who comes from a family of law enforcement officers, says he does not agree with the Defund the Police Movement…
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But Edwards says he could support legislation dealing with the selection of officers, the training and retraining of officers and their supervision.

An LSU survey conducted in late May found that 71-percent of the 757 respondents continued to stay at home instead of going to work, school or other regular activity. That’s down 10-percent from an April survey. LSU Public Policy Research Lab director Michael Henderson…
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Over 75-percent of the respondents say they are still uncomfortable getting on an airplane or attending a large sports or entertainment event.

The UNO Transportation Institute is conducting a study that seeks input from individuals who would use a proposed passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Research associate Tara Tolford says they plan to use this data to further refine the concept…
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The survey can be found on UNO T-I’s Facebook page.

Week two of the special session is underway. The House Ways and Means Committee will discuss several business tax break bills. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says during the special session, legislators will also discuss legislation that would change unemployment qualifications…
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On Thursday, the full House will debate a spending plan for the next fiscal year.