Republican Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says Governor Edwards’ mask mandate and the order that closed bars except for curbside pickup is likely unconstitutional and unenforceable. Landry is in self-quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Edwards says Landry might have issued a different legal opinion if he attended Tuesday’s meeting with the members of the White House’s coronavirus task force…
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Landry issued the legal opinion at the behest of eight Republican legislators who asked the A-G to weigh in on the governor’s latest executive order.

Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris says the COVID restrictions on restaurants will result in 40-percent of them in the New Orleans area closing and 20-to-25-percent closing statewide. Harris says traditional sit-down restaurants are impacted the most…
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The National Retail Federation says we could see consumers spend a record amount on back to school shopping this year. N-R-F spokesperson Katherine Cullen says parents and students are preparing for more online learning because of the coronavirus pandemic…
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For the elementary to high school age kids, families are spending an average of $789, an increase of nearly $100 from last year. College student spending is expected to total 68-billion dollars, up from 55-billion last year.

Stephen Handwerk is leaving his position as the executive director of the Louisiana Democratic party next month. Handwerk is proud of the party’s accomplishments during his time in a leadership position. He says the highlight is the election of Democrat John Bel Edwards in a red state…
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The state legislature has seen more Republicans elected into their body, but Handwerk says the mayors of the state’s largest cities are Democrats.