Governor John Bell Edwards says the most recent COVID-19 numbers are encouraging but as for a decision on Phase Two reopening that will have to wait. During his pressing briefing Wednesday, he said that the number of hospitalizations was at the lowest they have been in two months.
He hopes to make the announcement on June 1st on possible movement to Phase Two, Phase One is currently in effect until June 5th.
Legislation is heading to the governor’s desk that will ask voters on November 3rd if sports betting should be legalized in their parish. An effort to legalize sports betting failed in the legislature last year. Metairie Senator Cameron Henry says by putting the issue before the voters, lawmakers can then decide how they should vote when the sports betting and taxation bills come before them in 2021…
The Louisiana House has rejected a proposal that would have banned handheld cell phone use while behind the wheel. Some lawmakers worried it would give law enforcement an excuse to pull over a driver to racial profile them and other lawmakers also complained that the legislation is a violation of our civil liberties. Haughton Representative Dodie Horton…
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in conjunction with the Helis Foundation have pooled funding to help support humanity organizations impacted by COVID-19. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities President and Executive Director Miranda Restovic says a variety of organizations are eligible to apply for the grants.
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For information on the grants go to leh.org the deadline is June 30th