Governor John Bel Edwards says the state will remain in Phase two of coronavirus restrictions because of a spike in cases.
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Edwards is asking everyone to do a better job of social distancing and wearing masks in public, especially young adults. The state health department says 18 to 29-year-olds is the age group with the most positive cases.

The full Senate has approved a tort reform bill that supporters will lead to lower auto insurance rates by changing the state’s legal climate. But Democrats fumed over the legislation’s lack of any wording requiring auto insurance rates to go down if the bill were to pass. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau…
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The measure heads back to the House to see if they agree to Senate changes.

A state lawmaker is concerned a newly created 300 million dollar small business grant program will run out of money quickly after it starts handing out checks next month. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Lafayette Police say an 18-year-old from Kaplan is in critical condition after he was stabbed in the neck and wrists. The victim’s family says it was a hate crime. Police have not drawn that conclusion, but they’ve arrested 19-year-old Chance Seneca of Lafayette. The family for Holden White say Seneca attacked White because he’s an advocate of the L-G-B-T-Q community.