LRN PM Newscall July 30

Bar owners have filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to get a federal judge to block Governor Edwards’s order that limits bars to takeout and delivery orders. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Protestors caravanned in cars around Senator Bill Cassidy’s Baton Rouge office demanding the Senator back an extension of the expiring 600-dollar a week federal unemployment payments. Matt Doyle was there…

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Several bar owners in Acadiana have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Governor Edwards over his emergency order that bans onsite consumption at bars. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth is representing the plaintiffs and he says bar owners have been signaled out

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A spokesperson for Edwards says the governor has taken both legal and necessary action to protect the health of Louisiana residents by prohibiting on-premise consumption at bars. The state health department has traced 464 confirmed coronavirus infections to 41 bars.

Faircloth points out that’s a small fraction of the total known cases in Louisiana…

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Faircloth is asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the governor’s bar order closure. Motions have been filed in both the Western and Eastern districts of Louisiana’s federal court system.

He says several of these bar owners met with the governor to find out why casinos are allowed to remain open, but a small bar owner can’t have ten patrons inside their establishment

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A handful of protesters rallied outside Senator Bill Cassidy’s Baton Rouge office demanding that the federal government continues to pay unemployed individiduals 600-dollars a week.

Republicans say the weekly unemployment benefits should be cut to 200 dollars a week. Power Coalition organizer Kaitlyn Joshua says the payments are badly needed by many

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Cassidy has said there needs to be a greater focus on moving unemployed people into available jobs. Augustine, an unemployed worker, says he can not find a job that pays the rent.

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The Democrat-backed HEROES Act would extend the 600 dollar payments through the year, but a House Democratic leader recently said the caucus is not “600 dollars or bust”.

This is the last week for the 600-dollar weekly unemployment benefit. Joshua says with thousands still unemployed, the program must continue

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State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened last night in Lake Charles. Trooper Derek Senegal says Lake Charles police officers responded to an alleged carjacking and when officers located the vehicle, a pursuit ensued and ended when the suspect crashed into a house

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Senegal says the suspect has been identified as 37-year-old William Joseph Latour the Third…

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Senegal says the investigation is ongoing, but they know the suspect was armed…

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For the third day in a row, the state reports under 2,000 new COVID cases, and the number of COVID patients declined for a third consecutive day. At his coronavirus briefing, Governor Edwards said this is a positive sign.

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It’s been over two weeks since the Governor ordered bars statewide to close and required mask usage while inside businesses.

Unfortunately, while hospitalizations are down deaths have seen a big increase in recent days. Edwards says that’s due to our spike in cases over the past few weeks.

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42 additional deaths were reported today.

Edwards warned that despite this positive trend downward every parish still has an R0 (R-naught) above one.

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2:30 LRN Newscast July 30

Several bar owners in Acadiana have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Governor Edwards over his emergency order that bans onsite consumption at bars. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth is representing the plaintiffs and he says bar owners have been signaled out.
Cut 3 (06) “…to why”
A spokesperson for Edwards says the governor has taken both legal and necessary action to protect the health of Louisiana residents

SEC athletic directors have reportedly approved a ten-game conference-only schedule for football this year. But the proposal still needs approval from university presidents, who will meet today, but they might delay their vote to next week. LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says if the schedule changes they will be ready…
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Protestors caravanned in cars around Senator Bill Cassidy’s Baton Rouge office demanding the Senator back an extension of the expiring 600-dollar a week federal unemployment payments. Matt Doyle was there…
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State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened last night in Lake Charles. Trooper Derek Senegal says a suspected car jacker who was armed was fatally shot after a police chase…
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The suspect has been identified as 37-year-old Winston Joseph Latour the Third.

1:30 LRN Newscast July 30

New COVID numbers for the state show an increase in cases by 17-hundred. Hospitalizations decreased for the third day in a row, today, down by 20. Vent also decreased, down by 16. Fatalities increased by 42.

Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a briefing today at 2:30.

Bar owners have filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to get a federal judge to block Governor Edwards order that limits bars to takeout and delivery orders. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A handful of protesters took up positions outside Senator Bill Cassidy’s office demanding a full extension of 600-dollar a week enhanced unemployment benefits. Congressional Republicans are backing a 200 dollar a week extension. Power Coalition organizer Kaitlyn Joshua helped put on the event and says an amount that low risks mass evictions.

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The state eviction moratorium has expired and the federal moratorium is set to expire this month.

State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened in Lake Charles last night. Trooper Derek Senegal says Lake Charles police responded to an alleged carjacking, which led to a pursuit and ended when the suspect, 37-year-old William Joseph Latour the Third, crashed into a house.

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The investigation is ongoing.

12:30 LRN Newscast July 30

The Department of Health releases new COVID-19 numbers for the day and the state reports an increase in cases by 17-hundred. The percentage of new tests that are positive is at 7 percent. Fatalities increased by 42. Hospitalizations decreased by 20. It’s the third day in a row hospital have reported a decline in cases.

The high school graduation rate saw a slight decline from 2018 to 2019, but Louisiana schools did graduate a new record number of students. Matt Doyle has more.

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State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened last night in Lake Charles. Trooper Derek Senegal says Lake Charles police officers responded to an alleged carjacking and when officers located the vehicle, a pursuit ensued and ended when the suspect crashed into a house

Cut 9 (07) “…suspect.”

Senegal says the suspect has been identified as 37-year-old William Joseph Latour the Third

Several bar owners in Acadiana have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Governor Edwards over his emergency order that bans onsite consumption at bars. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth is representing the plaintiff and says several of these bar owners met with the governor to find out why casinos can remain open, but a small bar owner can’t have ten patrons inside their establishment

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11:40 LRN Sportscast July 30

S-E-C athletic directors reportedly have agreed to a 10-game conference only football schedule this season. Sports Illustrated reports the league’s presidents will have the final say and they are expected to discuss the matter today, but might wait until next week to vote.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron made a virtual appearance before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club and talked about how his team has been preparing for the season, while trying to avoid a coronavirus outbreak…
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The NBA restarts its season tonight inside the Walt Disney World Bubble near Orlando. The Pelicans will face the Utah Jazz at 5:30 PM and Zion Williamson is a game time decision after returning to practice this week.

Saints players have reported for training camp and they need to test negative for COVID-19 three times in a four day period. Coach Sean Payton says you can call this training camp, but it really isn’t…
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Practice with helmets and shorts will start on August 12th and padded practices will start on August 17th. Payton also says that once the regular season starts, he would not be surprised if games would be suspended because a team might be impacted by a coronavirus outbreak.

11:30 LRN Newscast July 30

Several Acadiana bar owners have filed a lawsuit in an effort to get a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order against the governor’s emergency order that has shut down bars. The governor’s office points to the 464 confirmed cornavirus infections connected to 41 bars as a reason why the closure is necessary. But Attorney Jimmy Faircloth says that’s a small fraction of the total known cases in Louisiana…
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The governor’s office says he does have the legal authority to close certain businesses during a public health emergency.

Minden Senator Robert Mills has asked the governor to revise an executive order to allow clergy members to enter healthcare facilities to provide mental health support. Mills says for patients who are close to death, this is especially important…
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The state education department reports Louisiana’s High School gradutation rate fell a little over one percent to 80-percent for the Class of 2019. But Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the number of students graduating with college credits or industry credentials went up ten percent….
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For the 11th straight year, Louisiana Economic Development’s Fast Start program is number one in the nation. L-E-D Fast Start Executive Director Paul Helton credits the program’s use of innovative methods of training for the high marks…
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Since 2008, LED Fast Start has delivered a half-million hours of training to more than 31-thousand employees.

10:30 AM Newscast

Several bar owners in Acadiana have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Governor Edwards over his emergency order that bans onsite consumption at bars. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth is representing the plaintiffs and he says bar owners have been signaled out.
Cut 3 (06)  “…to why”  
A spokesperson for Edwards says the governor has taken both legal and necessary action to protect the health of Louisiana residents by prohibiting on-premise consumption at bars.

A Minden Senator is asking the Edwards administration to allow clergy members into healthcare facilities to tend to sick and/or dying patients. The current public health emergency bars family from entry, but Robert Mills says clergy should be considered mental health support personnel.

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This would include nursing homes, hospitals, and adult residential facilities.

Governor Edwards addressed concerns about COVID-19 among the state’s incarcerated population during his most recent coronavirus press conference.  Edwards says another corrections officer, Sgt. Rosa Thomas who worked at Angola for nearly 13 years, recently died from the virus.As of Tuesday, Edwards says two inmates are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

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The Louisiana High School Graduation rate for the Class of 2019 was 80-percent. That’s down from 81-percent for the previous graduating class. New Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says it’s a disappointing development after years of gains in the graduation rate.
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Louisiana public high schools graduated 42,650 students for the class of 2019, which is a state record.

9:30 LRN Newscast

For the 11th straight year, Louisiana’s Economic Development Fast Start program is ranked as the best in the nation. Business Facilities puts the ranking together every year and Fast Start executive director Paul Helton says the program provides workforce training, recruitment, and selection services for Louisiana companies who are expanding or businesses who are re-locating to the Bayou State…
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The state department of education reports the state’s high school graduation rate for the Class 2019 was 80-percent, a slight decline from the previous year. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says it’s too early to determine whether the pandemic will result in an even lower graduation rate for the Class of 2020, but….
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The state reports Sergeant Rosa Thomas is the latest prison employee at Angola to die from COVID-19. Kevin Barnhart has more…
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State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened last night in Lake Charles. Investigators say Lake Charles police officers responded to an alleged carjacking. A pursuit ensued and the suspect drove several blocks before crashing into a home. L-S-P says the suspect was in possession of a firearm and officers shot at him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

8:30 LRN Newscast

The state education department reports Louisiana’s High School gradutation rate fell a little over one percent to 80-percent for the Class of 2019. But Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the number of students graduating with college credits or industry credentials went up ten percent….
cut 5 (11) “…this state”

For the 11th straight year, Louisiana Economic Development’s Fast Start program is number one in the nation. L-E-D Fast Start Executive Director Paul Helton credits the program’s use of innovative methods of training for the high marks…
cut 12 (09) “…our clients”
Since 2008, LED Fast Start has delivered a half-million hours of training to more than 31-thousand employees.

Benton Senator Robert Mills is asking Governor Edwards to add clergy members to the list of mental health support personnel allowed in hospitals, nursing homes and adult residential care homes. Mills also plans on filing legislation to allow clergy visitations at hospitals…
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Mills says he’s trying to protect religious liberties of patietns during a declared public health emergency.

Nearly one-point-three million COVID-19 tests have been reported to the state and 112-thousand have come back positive. Governor Edwards says regular coronavirus testing is being conducted at prisons…
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This week 39 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reported in the Vermilion Parish Jail.

7:30 LRN Newscast July 30

The high school graduation rate saw a slight decline from 2018 to 2019, but Louisiana schools graduated a record number of students.
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Eleven Louisiana bar owners in Acadiana filed a lawsuit against Governor Edwards over his order that has closed bars. The plantiffs argue only a small number of known cases can be traced back to bars. A spokesperson for Edwards says the governor did what was legal and necessary to protect the health of Louisiana residents.

Business Facilities Magazine ranks Louisiana Economic Development’s FastStart program as the top workforce development program in the nation for the eleventh consecutive year. Executive Director of the FastStart program Paul Helton, says there is no secret to the success, they just produce results.
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The magazine also ranks Louisiana number one for best industrial electricity rates.

The state is reporting another Department of Corrections officer has died as a result of COVID-19. Governor John Bel Edwards..
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The Department of Corrections says Sergeant Rosa Thomas died on Sunday and the Natchez, Mississippi native spent nearly 13 years working at the State Penitentiary. She leaves behind three children.