A state judge hears a case today that will determine whether a petition signed by House Republican members has the power to cancel the state’s coronavirus restrictions put in place by Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. Loyola Univerisity of New Orleans Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the governor’s lawyers will argue a petition signed by a majority of just one chamber is not enough to lift his public health emergency order…
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The petition was signed by 65 House Republican members.

A new state law gives families who have special needs children at group homes the ability to see each other during the coronavirus pandemic. Ville Platte Representative Rhonda Butler says her measure also puts rules in place for the children to leave the facility and return…
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Butler has a 31-year-old child who lives at St. Mary’s Residential Training Center in Alexandria.

An LSU Economist warns President-elect Joe Biden’s victory could spell problems for oil-exploration dependent south Louisiana economies. Taylor Sharp has the story.
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