66-percent of the adults who participated in an LSU Public Policy Research Lab poll say the state is heading in the wrong direction.  LSU Manship School associate professor Doctor Michael Henderson says only 26-percent say the state is heading in the right direction…
cut 9 (06) “…2004″
Just over 600 adults participated in the online survey.

A University of New Orleans research poll shows falling approval numbers for Governor John Bel Edwards. UNO political science professor Dr. Ed Chervenak says 38-percent of persons surveyed said they approve of the job Edwards is doing…:
Cut 10 (12) “…the death of Ronald Greene.”
A similar poll in 2020 had Edwards’ approval rating at 56-percent.

On a ten to three vote, the House Criminal Justice Committee approved legislation to allow non-felons 21 and older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Baton Rouge Rep. Denise Marcelle voted against it and says issuing gun permits is vital to know who has the legal right to carry.
Cut 12 (13) “…poor people.”
Oil City Representative Danny McCormick is the author of the measure and says people should not have to pay for a permit to conceal carry.

Cleco announces the company will invest 900-million dollars to reduce carbon emissions at the largest of its nine electric generation units in Louisiana. CEO Bill Fontenot.…
Cut 4 (12) “…economic development.”
Cleco calls the project Diamond Vault and estimates it will create up to 40 direct jobs and over one-thousand construction jobs.