A legislative petition aimed at ending the Governor’s public health emergency order, circulated by Shreveport Republican Alan Seabaugh is getting pushback from fellow GOPer, House Speaker Clay Schexnayder. The recently enacted statewide mask mandate has once again brought attention back to the petition.  Schexnayder says he understands the inconvenience of wearing masks, but…

Cut 11 (12) “…going to bed.”

Seabaugh called the Speaker’s response “fear-mongering”

A state rental assistance program is temporarily shut down after the program gets inundated with applications. The program had funding to help 10,000 families, but 40,000 applications were received. Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Director Cashauna Hill…

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The state’s COVID hospitalization numbers are back to where they were in early May as we crossed the 1,500 mark today, along with another 3,100 cases being reported. The caveat here is that officials say about half of the cases are from a two-month backlog. Governor John Bel Edwards says he’ll use his lunchtime today, tomorrow, and Wednesday for prayer and fasting. He’s encouraging Louisiana residents to do the same…

Cut 6 (11) “…passed on”

There’s a tropical disturbance over Cuba that’s heading towards the Gulf of Mexico.  State Climatologist Barry Keim says this disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms should get into the Gulf tomorrow.

Cut 13 (10) “…overly serious.” 

Attorney General Jeff Landry blasts the Governor’s support for social justice protests, saying they’ve sparked the recent wave of COVID cases. Edwards’ staff says there’s no evidence of that.