A poll of Louisiana Democrats finds that 42-percent of them would like to see another Democrat challenge Governor Edwards this fall. Matt Doyle explains why…
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Governor John Bel Edwards will be in Thibodaux this afternoon for a ceremonial bill signing for the legislation that creates a statewide framework for ridesharing services like Uber and Lfyt. The law will bring ridesharing services to Alexandria and rural areas.

Scientists predict the northern Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone this summer is the second largest on record. It’s an area in the Gulf that has low oxygen that can’t support marine life. LSU Professor Doctor Nancy Rabalais says it’s a big problem for shrimpers…
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Excessive nutrients and fertilizer from farmlands along the Mississippi River watershed have caused the dead zone.

LSU’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute is currently surveying residents in 10 southwest Louisiana parishes about their hurricane evacuation plans. Institute Director Brant Mitchell says the survey is looking for information to improve evacuation operations.
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Mitchell says the phone survey takes 18 minutes to complete.