A study from the Center for Planning Excellence finds one in three residents live in food-insecure communities. Center for Planning Excellence CEO Camille Manning-Broome says the number of Louisiana residents living in food insecure communities has increased by over 500-thousand since the pandemic began.
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Manning-Broome says their report also finds that nearly half of newly food insecure communities are small towns and unincorporated rural areas.

The Louisiana Restaurant Association predicts a 25-30 percent drop in restaurant revenue for 2020. President Stan Harris says they projected 11 billion dollars in revenues for the year before the pandemic, generating over a billion dollars in state and local taxes. That’s no longer the case…
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The investigation continues today in yesterday’s early morning fatal officer-involved shooting in Baton Rouge of a domestic violence suspect at an apartment complex in Tigerland. Chief Murphy Paul says the suspect had a weapon…
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The four officers involved have been placed on administrative leave and the suspect has been identified as 51-year-old Vincent Harris, who was wanted for an alleged machete attack on his girlfriend.

If you wear a mask in New Orleans, you could win 10-thousand dollars. Several Mardi Gras Krewes are handing out raffle tickets to people they see wearing a mask and one of the raffle tickets could be worth 10-thousand dollars. Krewe of Red Beans founder Devin De Wulf says they will focus on parts of the city that have been hit hard by the virus…
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The drawing will be held on August 4th.