State lawmakers begin a 30-day special session tonight at 6 PM where the most passionate debate will center around Governor Edwards coronavirus restrictions. Senate President Page Cortez says current laws that give the governor the authority to issue executive orders during a public health crisis didn’t imagine a situation as long-lasting as COVID. Cortez says lawmakers will consider whether some of that authority should be shared…
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Entergy Louisiana estimates the cost to restore power following Hurricane Laura is one-point-four billion dollars. CEO Phillip May says 18-hundred transmission towers were damaged or destroyed and the number of distribution poles lost is only second to Hurricane Rita.
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A Jefferson Parish fourth grader’s suspension for having a BB gun in view of his web camera during a virtual class has drawn the attention of Attorney General Jeff Landry. Matt Doyle spoke with the A-G…
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