10:30 LRN Newscast May 6

LSU has released a survey that shows how residents are handling the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Today a House committee will debate a resolution that seeks to prevent Governor Edwards from extending the current stay at home order beyond May 15th. Erath Representative Blake Miguez…
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Edwards has said ending the COVID-19 emergency would be grossly irresponsible.

A Senate committee approves legislation that would give voters the opportunity to decide in November whether sports betting should be legal. A similar proposal failed last year after heated debate. Metairie Senator Cameron Henry.
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Henry says if voters in a parish approve the proposition, then sports wagering could be permitted in that parish only after state laws regarding regulation and taxation are enacted, which would take place next year.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission announces they’ve passed the one-billion dollar mark in unemployment benefits paid to some 404-thousand Louisianans. L-W-C Secretary Ava Dejoie says in the next 30 days they’ll once again require unemployed workers to provide work search documentation to continue receiving benefits, but they understand not everyone can work right now….
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