9:30 LRN Newscast July 20

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Tigerland early this morning. B-R-P-D says officers were looking for a suspect in the area and that suspect is now dead. A K-9 officer was also injured. More details are expected to be released later today.

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is celebrating the tort reform legislation signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards aimed at lowering auto insurance rates. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Assistant health secretary Doctor Alex Billioux says a case study out of Missouri shows how effective masks can be in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The CDC says because two hairstylists in Missouri wore their masks, none of their customers and co-workers got the virus. Billioux says masks are critical in order to keep businesses open
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Ochsner’s chief medical officer says wearing masks may be likely until at least the summer of 2021.

If you are self quarantining, but still looking to get your daily workouts in, LSU Health New Orleans Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Doctor Melinda Southern, says, unfortunately, there are several workouts online that can pose a risk to your health. She highly recommends you search for reputable online instruction, sites like…
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