Tropical Storm Cristobal forms near the southern Gulf. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The health department releases new covid-19 numbers for the state; hospitalization rates continue to decline. A decrease of 22 from the previous day with 639 now recorded. Vent usage also decreased down by 3 with 83 on record and fatalities increased by 34 for a total of 2,724. Case numbers increased by 405.
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat believes Governor Edwards is going to veto legislation aimed at lowering auto insurance rates through lawsuit reform. The legislation is a few votes shy of a supermajority needed to override a veto. Pinsonat says some of the lost support came from compromise changes made over the weekend.
Pinsonat says tort reform supporter’s inability to pass the legislation with veto-proof majorities may have doomed their effort, despite a mandate from voters to lower auto insurance rates.
President Trump calls on governors to deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers to “dominate the streets.” The President has been criticized for using inflammatory language to describe the protests, but Senator Bill Cassidy says Trump’s focus right now is on restoring order.