A court showdown over a proposed fall election plan is more likely after a House Committee approves the proposal that Governor Edwards has called woefully inadequate.
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

Tropical Depression 13 could become Tropical Storm Laura later today as it moves towards the Leeward Islands. The National Hurricane Center expects the system to move towards the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. We are also watching an area of low pressure in the central Caribbean.

A new report estimates that one in four Louisiana students lack the internet access needed to conduct online learning. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell is an advocate to expand high-speed internet access and says school districts have supplied some students with Wi-Fi hot spots, which has put the state in a better position since the pandemic began…
cut 5 (07) “…absolutely not”

Governor John Bel Edwards says new testing equipment that can provide quick results on whether a person has the coronavirus could result in nursing homes allowing visitors again. Edwards says nine nursing homes in the state have received this type of equipment and this technoloy should arrive to more long-term care facilites. But in the meantime…
cut 9 (10) “….circumstance’