Governor John Bel Edwards’ moratorium on evictions has ended and today is the first day landlords can evict a person for failing to pay rent. Baton Rouge landlord Steve Myers says many tenants who are struggling financially have been offered hardship plans…
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For more information on tenants’ rights contact the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center.

Monroe Police are trying to determine how a woman suffering from mental illness was able to purchase a gun that was used in a murder-suicide on Thursday that resulted in six deaths, including the shooter’s four children. Police Chief Reggie Brown says the shooter has been identified as 30-year-old Brittany Tucker…
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Brown says Tucker was diagnosed with mental illness within the past couple of years and was receiving treatment.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding the gunmen responsible for the shooting deaths of two young women from Raceland. Deputies say 21-year-old Aliza Gabriel and 20-year-old Tanasa Francis were innocent bystanders when shots were fired early Sunday morning. Sheriff Craig Webre says there was a large group of people in the area of St. Louis Street in Raceland when gunfire erupted.

A Louisiana pollster says due to the widespread adoption of mail-in voting it is unlikely we will know who wins the November Presidential election the night the polls close…
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Governor Edwards has vetoed the tort reform bill. Kevin Barnhart on what happens next…
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Two people are facing multiple charges for their alleged role in the removing of a statue of a slave owner in New Orleans and then dumping the bust of John McDonough in the Mississippi River. Twenty-seven-year-old Caleb Wassell and 30-year-old Michaela Davis are facing theft and vandalism charges. McDonogh was a white slave owner, but also helped build over 30 public schools in New Orleans.

Governor John Bel Edwards suspension on evictions ends today. Housing advocates are concerned there will be a tsunami of evictions. Baton Rouge landlord Steve Myers says it will not be that bad…
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Landlords who receive federal assistance or federally backed loans may not proceed with evictions until late August.

Monroe police continue their investigation into last Thursday’s murder-suicide that resulted in six deaths, including four children. Investigators say 30-year-old Brittany Tucker killed her kids, a neighbor and then turned the gun on herself. Monroe Police Cheif Reggie Brown says neighbors told detectives that prior to Thursday’s shooting Tucker was seen walking, showing irrational behavior and waving a gun in her hand…
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Brown says call 9-1-1 if you see someone acting irrationally.

Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed eight bills from the regular session, including the tort reform bill that supporters say will result in a decrease in auto insurance rates. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Republican lawmakers pushing for passage of this bill can try again in the ongoing special session….
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Legislators can also try to override the veto.

A Louisiana pollster believes it may take up to a week to know the results of the November Presidential election. JMC Analytics and polling founder John Couvillon says that’s because many swing states are adopting mail-in voting…
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The Governor’s moratorium on evictions ends today. Brooke Thorington spoke with a couple of landlords…
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The state reported 336 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, ten additional deaths and the number of hospitalizations rose by 14.

Governor Edwards vetoes the tort reform bill aimed at lowering car insurance rates with changes to the state’s civil litigation system. It was one of eight bills passed in the regular session to be vetoed by the Governor on Friday. Edwards cited the bill didn’t contain a commitment to lower rates as assured by its supporters. Edwards says he’d willing to continue discussions on the issue with a similar measure circulating in the on going special session.
In addition to Middleton Library, there’s now a movement to rename more buildings on LSU’s campus Brooke Thorington explains.

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Four children and two adults are dead following a murder-suicide at the Parkview Apartments in Monroe. Interim Police Chief Reggie Brown identified the shooter as 30-year old Brittany Tucker. Tucker’s four children were killed, ages ranging from 6 months to 12 years. Brown says it appears Tucker has struggled with mental illness for several years.
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Brown says the second adult victim, 20-year Antiesha Logwood, was shot in the parking lot outside of Tucker’s apartment before Tucker took the lives of her four children and then her own.
A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19.  Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Tyron Picard says the Washington DC Mardi Gras will not be taking place next January.
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The event has only been canceled three other times in its 76 year history.

Eight bills passed in the regular session were vetoed by Governor John Bel Edwards on Friday, including a measure aimed at lowering car insurance rates with changes to the state’s civil litigation system.  Edwards cited the bill didn’t contain a commitment to lower rates as assured by its supporters.  Edwards says he’d willing to continue discussions on the issue with a similar measure circulating in the on going special session.
Lousiana Senator Bill Cassidy is not a big fan of the defund police movement. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Four children and two adults are dead following a murder-suicide at the Parkview Apartments in Monroe. Interim Police Chief Reggie Brown identified the shooter as 30-year old Brittany Tucker. Brown says in appears Tucker purchased the gun at a local gun store, adding the investigation is ongoing as to how and why Tucker was allowed to obtain the firearm with a history of mental illness.
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Brown says the second adult victim, 20-year Antiesha Logwood, was shot in the parking lot outside of Tucker’s apartment before Tucker took the lives of her four children whose ages ranged from 6 months to 12 years and then her own.
Iconic French Quarter bars are set to reopen at 25 percent capacity today as New Orleans enters Phase Two.  This Bourbon Street pro says patrons must observe strict social distancing and must wear masks while inside bars or we could see super spreading incidents like have happened in other countries.
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Four children and two adults are dead following a murder-suicide at the Parkview Apartments in Monroe. Interim Police Chief Reggie Brown identified the shooter as 30-year old Brittany Tucker. Brown says the second adult victim, 20-year Antiesha Logwood, was shot in the parking lot outside of Tucker’s apartment before Tucker took the lives of her four children and then her own.
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The child victims’ ages ranged from 6 months to 12 years. Brown says Tucker had a history of mental illness.

Iconic French Quarter bars are set to reopen at 25 percent capacity today as New Orleans enters Phase Two.  The COVID shutdown has been devastating to service industry employees, but this Bourbon Street pro says reopening establishments at a quarter capacity does them no favors…

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Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis Police Officers should not have occurred, but calls defunding police a stupid idea. Cassidy says the focus should be on police reform and allocating more dollars towards mental health programs so that officers have fewer encounters with mentally ill individuals. But he admits this is not an overnight solution…
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Senate Democrats have proposed a National Police Misconduct Registry as a way to prevent problematic officers from getting hired at another police force.
A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19.  Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Tyron Picard says the Washington DC Mardi Gras will not be taking place next January. More than 2,000 people from Louisiana attend the four-day event in the nation’s capital.  Picard says the 76-year event has only seen cancellations three other times.
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Four children and two adults are dead following a murder-suicide at the Parkview Apartments in Monroe. Interim Police Chief Reggie Brown identified the shooter as 30-year old Brittany Tucker. Tucker’s four children were killed, ages ranging from 6 months to 12 years. Brown says it appears Tucker has struggled with mental illness for several years.

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Brown says the second adult victim, 20-year Antiesha Logwood, was shot in the parking lot outside of Tucker’s apartment before Tucker took the lives of her four children and then her own.

Iconic French Quarter bars are set to reopen at 25 percent capacity Saturday as New Orleans enters Phase Two. This veteran French Quarter bartender says while some bars will open for the first time, many have been slinging drinks since Phase One…
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Bars with Department of Health food service certifications have been allowed to operate as restaurants, which have a 50 percent capacity limit at the moment.

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis Police Officers should not have occurred, but calls defunding police a stupid idea. Cassidy says cutting law enforcement budgets will only help criminals.
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Cassidy says the focus should be on police reform and the G-O-P plans could be unveiled next week.
A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19.  Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Tyron Picard says the Washington DC Mardi Gras will not be taking place next January.
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The event has only been canceled three other times in its 76 year history.

Governor Edwards vetoes the session’s signature tort reform bill that proponents argue would lower auto insurance rates in Louisiana by at least ten percent. The legislation was a GOP priority this year and easily passed both the House and Senate but did not secure a veto-proof majority in either. Edwards has attacked the effort saying it does not address the real roots of our high premiums and it undercuts injured victims in court.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is not a big fan of the defund police movement…

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A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19. The event started off as just a cocktail party and a way for the Louisianan congressional delegation to celebrate Mardi Gras away from the Bayou State. Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianans Tyron Picard says while it is disappointing to see the event be canceled, the focus now shifts to 2022.

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The event features Louisiana’s biggest movers and shakers in D.C. for three days of politicking and celebrations.

A proposal is in the works to rename LSU’s Middleton Library and there is also a movement to rename eleven more buildings on campus.  President of LSU College Dems Daniel Carpenter says there are buildings named after Confederate soldiers…

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Governor John Bel Edwards says he supports the renaming Middleton Library. 

Four children and two adults are dead following a murder-suicide in Monroe. Police Chief Reggie Brown identified the shooter as 30-year old Britney Tucker. Tucker’s four children were killed, ages ranging from 6 months to 12 years. Police say the second adult victim 20-year Anteshia Logwood was shot in parking lot outside of Tucker’s apartment before Tucker took the lives of her four children and then her own. Brown says Tucker had history of mental illness and they are investigating how she obtained a firearm.

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says the movement for defunding police a stupid idea. Cassidy says the focus should be on police reform and allocating more dollars towards mental health programs so that officers have fewer encounters with mentally ill individuals. But he admits this is not an overnight solution…

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A proposal is in the works to rename LSU’s Middleton Library and there is also a movement to rename eleven more buildings on campus.  President of LSU College Dems Daniel Carpenter says it is time for LSU to make the campus more welcoming and open, especially for black students.

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A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition in the nation’s capital is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19.  Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Tyron Picard says the event features Louisiana’s biggest movers and shakers in D.C. for three days of politicking and celebrations. Picard says the 76-year event has only seen cancellations three other times.

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Monroe Police are investigating a murder-suicide that’s claimed six lives. Witnesses tell Monroe Police Chief Reggie Brown the suspect 30-year old Brittany Tucker had experienced mental health issues for years. The first shooting took place last night in the parking lot of Parkview Apartments, the victim 20-year old Antiesha Logwood. Then another shooting in Tucker’s apartment, claiming the lives of her four children, ages range from 6 months to 12 years. Then police say Tucker took her own life.

With a proposal is in the works to rename LSU’s Middleton Library and there is also a movement to rename eleven more buildings on campus.  President of LSU College Dems Daniel Carpenter says his organization posted a press release on its Twitter page with suggestions of whom the buildings should be named after, as opposed to those with confederate or racists ties.

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Iconic French Quarter bars are set to reopen at 25 percent capacity Saturday as New Orleans enters Phase Two reopening. A veteran bartender says patrons must observe strict social distancing and must wear masks while inside bars or we could see super spreading incidents like other countries.

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Phase Two requires patrons to space out six feet away from other groups and calls for setting up tables for patrons to be served at like a restaurant.

A long-standing Mardi Gras tradition is being canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19.  Senior Lieutenant with Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Tyron Picard says the Washington DC Mardi Gras will not be taking place next January.

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More than 2,000 people from Louisiana attend the four-day event in the nation’s capital.