7:30 A.M. LRN Newscast 07/07/2020

Police reform sat on the backburner while tort reform dominated the recent special session but a Baton Rouge lawmaker says that will not be the case next time the next time lawmakers head to the Capitol…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”

The East Feliciana parish police jury rejected a proposal to remove a century old statue of a Confederate soldier from in front of parish’s antebellum courthouse. The 5-3 vote rejected the move of the piece to a cemetery.

The coronavirus is putting extra stress on relationships and many are calling it quits. In addition to family practice lawyers seeing an increase in business, the pandemic is also having another effect on divorces. Baton Rouge Attorney Nancy Sue Grégoire says those who were already in the process of a divorce before the pandemic began are having even more complications.
Cut 7 (08) “…get along”

Legislation is awaiting the Governor’s signature that would allow electric co-ops to create their own hi-speed internet networks in rural areas that lack broadband access.
Franklinton Representative Beth Mizell (My-Zell) says the pandemic has put a spotlight on the serious problems her rural constituents face with their current non-broadband services.
Cut 13 (07) “…speed.”