8:30 LRN Newscast October 26

Governor John Bel Edwards unloaded on the 65 House of Representatives who signed a petition ordering him to end the pandemic public health emergency declaration. Matt Doyle has the story.
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And the state has to prepare for another storm, Zeta is expected to be a Category One hurricane or tropical storm when it makes landfall in southeast Louisiana on Wednesday night.

A Pennington Biomedical Research Center survey in April shows similar behaviors worldwide during the stay at home orders. Lead author Dr. Emily Flanagan says 77-hundred people worldwide answered their online questionnaire that asked about diet, physical activity, mental health, and sleep. Flannagan says respondents with increased anxiety noted a shift in sleep patterns.
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Flanagan says anxiety levels doubled among people who took the study.

Construction has been completed on a 72 million dollar widening project of Interstate Ten from southeast Baton Rouge to Ascension Parish. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson…
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Wilson says the extra lane will shave an estimated 15 minutes off the standard commute for those living in the area.