According to court documents an Opelousas man arrested for burning down three historical black churches was caught after a gas can that was left at the scene of one of the arsons was traced backed to a sale at a Opelousas Walmart, and a debit card belonging to 21-year-old Holden Matthews. Governor John Bel Edwards congratulates law enforcement for their swift work on the case.
Cut 6 (12) “…evil acts”
The time stamp on the gas can receipt was less than 3 hours before the first church fire was reported.
Walmart is investing an estimated $73 million into remodeling 15 stores in Louisiana. Walmart spokesperson Anne Hatfield says among the innovations, Walmart is adding autonomous shelf scanning to help with inventory, grocery pickup and delivery, and Walmart Pickup Towers.
Cut 4 (08) “…on walmart.com.”
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The Revenue Estimating Conference’s updated revenue forecast gives lawmakers 110 million dollars extra to spend for this fiscal year, and 119 million dollars more for the next fiscal year. The legislature can now go about crafting a budget, knowing exactly how much money they can spend, something they couldn’t do previously. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says he’s disappointed the final numbers came out lower than expected, but it’s better than nothing.
Cut 10 (09) “…forecast.”
73 percent of Louisianans support Governor Edwards’ Medicaid expansion according to the fourth installment of the 2019 Louisiana Survey. Manship School Dean Martin Johnson says GOP support begins to collapse when the cost of the program is mentioned, something gubernatorial candidates are sure to notice…
Cut 13 (12) “…counting on”