For those who have loved ones in a long-term care facility the pandemic has created a strain on them because visitors are not allowed inside nursing homes. Governor John Bel Edwards says they have started the process of deliverying fast-acting testing equipment to facilities that could result in-person visitation again soon…
cut 8 (11) “….weeks’

Governor John Bel Edwards signs an executive order that sets the state’s goal of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by 2025 , 50% by 2030, and achieve net-zero by 2050. Policy director for Audubon Louisiana Brent Newman says it’s a historic moment
Cut 10 (10) “…the executive order.”

The issue over who should be eligible to cast a mail-in ballot is heating up and the issue may have to be solved in the courts. Governor Edwards has called Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s plan woefully inadequate, but it still passed a House committee yesterday. Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey was the lone Republican to vote against it…
cut 13 (13) “…is now”
A Senate committee will debate the proposal today.

A new report estimates about a quarter of Louisiana students do not have access to the internet to participate in virtual classes. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says the findings are deeply concerning, adding that in her district, it’s about 46% who are without internet.
Cut 4 (09)“ …it move forward.”