A bar in Monroe attempts to open against the Governor’s order that has most bars closed in the state and is shut down 25 minutes into service. Matt Doyle spoke with the owner of the Junkyard Bar…
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Hurricane Sally made landfall as a Category Two storm over Gulf Shores, Alabama this morning. The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring three hurricanes across the Atlantic Basin. There’s also a medium chance of a tropical wave developing over the southern Gulf of Mexico.

The Louisiana Economic Outlook estimates the state will lose 105-thousand jobs as a result of the COVID-19 impacts on the economy. According to the report, it’s the worst downturn the state has experienced since the early 1980s. The New Orleans area has been hit the hardest, losing 37-thousand jobs. The Lake Charles region is the second worst-hit region with seven-thousand jobs lost. But LSU Economist Loren Scott says the region will see higher than expected growth because of Hurricane Laura recovery…
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The Louisiana Community and Technical College System has started a short-term training program to help workers who are unemployed because of COVID-19. L-C-T-C-S President Monty Sullivan says the training programs will be aimed at no more than 12 weeks in length…
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More information can be found at L-C-T-C-S-dot-edu.