The tort reform bill that supporters say will reduce auto insurance rates by at least 10-percent is expected to receive final legislative passage today on the final day of the regular session. Governor Edwards is not a supporter of the bill and UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards could veto it…
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The governor’s office is involved in negotiations on the final draft of the bill that will be presented to lawmakers later today.

Today is the first day of the 2020 hurricane season and the National Hurricane Center there’s an 80-percent chance we could see tropical storm Cristobal form in the Gulf of Mexico later this week. Stephen Carboni is with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles…
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Governor Edwards will announce today whether the state will move into phase two of reopening the economy. A Tulane social worker warns people may suffer a new wave of COVID-related anxiety. Matt Doyle has more
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Families who have children that received free and reduced-price meals at school have one more week to apply for a Pandemic E-B-T card that’s worth 285-dollars per child. State Department of Education spokesperson Sydni Dunn…
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The application can be found at Louisiana-believes dot-com.