With a historic budget crisis, torrential flooding in March, three legislative sessions, and now massive protests in the Capital City, Governor John Bel Edwards has had a busy first few months in office. ULM political science professor Dr. John Sutherlin says there likely hasn’t been another governor who’s had so much on his plate, so soon.
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Sutherlin says Edwards has done a fairly good job of managing situations that he did not create.

The first official account of the Alton Sterling police shooting was revealed in a Monday filing by the Baton Rouge Police Department. It says Sterling resisted arrest after the officers responded to a 911 call about a gun threat outside the store, then the cops saw him reach for a gun before shooting. Also Monday, EBR DA Hillar Moore recused himself from the case indicating he had a relationship with the parents of one of the officers involved.

A transportation task force created by Governor John Bel Edwards holds its first meeting today. The panel will make various recommendations that could lead to major changes for Louisiana’s roadways. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says taxes are one way to create additional funding, but they plan to look at other revenue raising measures too to present to lawmakers next year..:
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He says the state faces a nearly 13-billion dollar backlog in transportation projects.

According to a new report by a senior care resource website, Louisiana is the third safest state for older drivers. Dayna Steele with Caring.com says only 11% of people killed in car crashes in Louisiana are 65 or older. She says elderly drivers in the state can only renew in person, but they also found that some DMV locations let people go even if they fail the test…:
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