Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has issued a legal opinion that says the governor’s mask mandate does not extend to public schools. Landry believes the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education should decide if masks should be required in schools…
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And BESE is expected to discuss masks in schools at their meeting next week. Governor Edwards disagrees with Landry’s legal opinion.

Tropical Storm Fred is expected to form southeast of Puerto Rico today, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says the disturbance will have a hard time strengthing as it moves over Hispaniola’s mountain range…
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The National Hurricane Center has this system as a tropical storm south of Florida on Saturday morning.

Senator Bill Cassidy is optimistic the Senate will approve today a 1.2 trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure package he helped craft. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The 4th surge in COVID cases has prompted the cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. New Orleans and Company Spokesperson, Kelly Schulz says the cancellation of Jazz Fest is an economic blow the state shouldn’t have to take.
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