The federal government awards Louisiana an additional $98 million to put toward planned road and infrastructure needs. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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A spokesperson for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the recall effort against her is a Republican-backed maneuver by people with an agenda. The statement praises the mayor for leading the city through the pandemic and Hurricane Ida. Recall organizers say the mayor’s political action committee is spreading lies to try and discredit their effort.

Stakeholders involved in the implementation of high-speed internet for the state are meeting in Alexandria today. Veneeth Iyengar, Executive Director of Louisiana Broadband and Connectivity, says it’s an opportunity to discuss what’s been done so far and anticipated challenges…
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Among the attendees are Senator Bill Cassidy and Governor John Bel Edwards.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announces plans to construct a 70,000-square-foot Engineering building. The mission is to increase students’ resources in and out of the classroom. Dr. Ahmed Khattab, Dean of the College of Engineering, says the building will offer a plethora of opportunities
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Construction will begin next year and 15-million dollars in state funds, along with 35-million dollars in private and public funds will be used to pay for the building.

To help mitigate the spread of Monkeypox, a federal response team will work with state healthcare workers at Southern Decadence Festival. Brooke Thorington has more.
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There’s a happy ending to the kidnapping case of a Louisiana nun who was abducted almost five months ago while doing missionary work in West Africa. Sister Suellen Tennyson is alive and in U-S Hands. Officials are not saying when the 83-year-old Kenner native will be brought back to the United States.

Louisiana will receive another 98-million dollars in federal transportation funds that other states failed to use, while Louisiana used its full allotment in federal highway money for 2021-22. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the additional federal money has happened before but this is one of the largest such infusions to date…
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The previous high was 80-million dollars in 2018.

15-million dollars in state funding will go towards a new College of Engineering Building at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dean of the College of Engineering Doctor Ahmed Khattab says the building will provide a cutting-edge learning environment and will be an improvement over two existing buildings…
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Construction is set to begin next year.

Louisiana will get another $98 million in federal dollars for transportation and infrastructure projects. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the additional funds are a reward of sorts, for making good use of federal dollars previously awarded to the state. Wilson says this will allow the state to continue its momentum in road and bridge improvements…:
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In preparation for Decadence Festival in New Orleans this weekend, the National Monkeypox Response team has sent teams along with 6,000 vaccine doses to help mitigate and raise awareness of the virus. Governor John Bel Edwards praised the efforts to reach those most at-risk.
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announces plans for a new engineering building. Whitney Thomas has more.
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is the subject of a recall petition; filed last week with the Secretary of State’s office. To get a recall on a ballot, organizers will need to collect legitimate signatures from 20-percent of Orleans Parish registered voters within six months; about 53-thousand people. UNO political science professor Ed Chernevak says that could be pretty difficult…:
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Organizers say they collected three-thousand signatures in the first three days, including 21-hundred signatures last night at an event in Lakeview.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly has decided on a starting quarterback for Sunday’s season opener against Florida State, but he’s not announcing who it is publicly. The first-year coach says he wants to withhold that information from the Seminoles…
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Kelly says it was a close competition between Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier and he made his decision within the last 48 hours.

Monroe police arrested two 14-year-old students yesterday who brought guns to school. One incident occurred at Carroll High School and the other at Carroll Junior High. No one was harmed and motives are not publicly known. Monroe Police Sergeant Mike Fendall says they are looking to see how the teens got the guns…
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Yesterday, was the 17th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Many people who were young children in 2005 are now young adults and some of them are committing crimes. LSU Health new Orleans Professor of Psychiatry Doctor Rahn Bailey says childhood trauma is later visible when they act out as adults…
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Bailey says seek professional help if you believe your child or someone you know is showing signs of trouble. He says proper mental health does work.

An effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is underway. Historically in Louisiana, recall petitions have had little success. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says citizen morale in the Crescent City is very low…:
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About 21-hundred Orleans voters showed up to sign the petition during an event in Lakeview last night. Organizers will need to collect about 53-thousand signatures within six months.

We are wrapping up the third month of the hurricane season and the tropics remain relatively quiet. State Climatologist Barry Keim….
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring just two systems and they pose no threat to land at the moment.

The HBO documentary Katrina Babies highlights how childhood trauma can manifest as violence. Brooke Thorington talks to a psychiatrist about it.
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According to a report by the Times-Picayune and the Advocate, Louisiana homeowners will see a 122-percent increase in their flood insurance premiums on average that will be phased in over multiple years. Premium increases are limited to 18-percent per year, while new policies will be priced at the new rates right away.