Governor Edwards has signed the bill that will put an end to the extra 300-dollars a week unemployed workers receive from the federal government. The 300-dollar federal enhancement was set to expire on September sixth, it will now go away at the end of July. N-F-I-B state director Dawn McVea says it is disappointing that it took this long to cut off the federal benefits…
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This morning, the governor met with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. Edwards says still no word on when southwest Louisiana will receive hurricane disaster recovery dollars from the federal government. The governor says their request is for three billion dollars…
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Edwards was able to announce today that parishes impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Delta will receive 136-million dollars in hazard mitigation funding.

When you finish a platter of oysters have you ever wondered what happens to the shells? Brooke Thorington has more on why a local environmental group wants to know.
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State offices will only be open in the morning tomorrow as state workers are getting the afternoon off in honor of Juneteenth. Governor Edwards has signed a bill to make Juneteenth a legal state holiday. On June 19th, 1865, the last group of black slaves in America learned they were free as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation.