A historic veto override session kicks off tomorrow at noon and gun rights advocates are hoping lawmakers will overturn the Governor’s rejection of legislation that would allow Louisianans 21 and older without a record to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Matt Herriman with the NRA…

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That legislation passed in the regular session with supermajority levels of support.

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter made pleas for federal help on “Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster” this morning. Hunter says it’s been nearly eleven months since Hurricane Laura but the federal government has yet to approve a federal disaster aid bill.

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LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Catherine O’Neal says the new Delta variant of COVID that’s now circulating through the state poses a bigger threat to unvaccinated individuals because it features a mutation that allows it to hide in your body for longer before it is detected.

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Despite this new threat Governor Edwards says he is not considering reinstating previous COVID restrictions.

A new report shows 21-thousand fewer construction jobs in Louisiana compared to February 2020. The 15-percent loss is the second-highest in the country. Louisiana Associated General Contractors C-E-O Ken Naquin says the pandemic slowed down the chemical industry and the oil and gas industry is reeling from the President’s executive order that prohibits new oil and gas exploration

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Louisiana said goodbye to a legendary figure as former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards was laid to rest in Baton Rouge yesterday. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The man who shot and killed a Doyline Police Officer on July 9^th passed away from his injuries from a shootout when police responded to a disturbance. 59-year old Mahlon Taylor of Doyline died Saturday evening at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. William Earl Collins Jr, the Doyline police officer who was killed ten days ago, was buried on Saturday.

A historic veto session begins tomorrow. The legislature could override as many as 28 Republican-sponsored bills that Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed. House Republican Caucus Chairman Blake Miguez says the highly conservative legislature should be able to counter when Edwards pushes a liberal agenda.

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Governor Edwards says he stands by his vetoes. To override an individual veto, it will take a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers.

Health officials say the latest surge in COVID cases has undone over four months of progress the state made in the fight against coronavirus. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Catherine O’Neal says because the virus has mutated so extensively, anyone who was infected by last year’s version does not have immunity to the new Delta variant.

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A historic veto override session begins tomorrow, as lawmakers have until the end of Saturday to override any of the governor’s 28 vetoes from the last legislative session…
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Hundreds of people spent this past weekend saying goodbye to a legendary figure in Louisiana’s history. Former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards was laid to rest yesterday in Baton Rouge after a public viewing at the state capitol on Saturday.

Health officials say the latest surge in COVID cases has undone over four months of progress the state made in the fight against coronavirus. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Catherine O’Neal says the Delta variant is a “different beast” than the coronavirus strain that plagued the nation last year…
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She also warns pregnant women could be at higher risk of complications resulting from a Delta infection.

Louisiana Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says the state needs to get its vaccination rates up to fully beat the pandemic. He says vaccines are like seatbelts, you want to have them before the accident happens…
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Based on data provided by the Louisiana Health Department, 36-percent of Louisiana’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID, one of the lowest percentages in the country.

New Orleans Police have charged a 35-year-old mother with second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of her infant son. Cops found the woman with a blood-covered railroad spike. She’s been identified as Angelyc Seely and investigators believe she’s a homeless woman believed to be from Detroit. She also had self-inflicted wounds.

LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Catherine O’Neal gives a grim warning for unvaccinated individuals as the Delta variant rages…
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The Louisiana Legislature is heading into its first-ever override veto session tomorrow as lawmakers will have the opportunity to override any of the 28 bills that Governor Edwards vetoed from the 2021 legislative session. When asked if he believes a veto session will inhibit him from enacting his policies going forward, Edwards says no.
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Analysts say the biggest driver for the veto session is a bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. It will take a two-thirds vote in each chamber to override the governor’s veto.

The college football talking season begins as SEC Media Days get underway in Birmingham, Alabama. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is one of three coaches who will speak today. 24-7 sports college football writer Brandon Marcello says the Tigers could contend for an SEC title this year after a 5-and-5 campaign in 2020
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State lawmakers will begin a historic veto session tomorrow. The legislature could override as many as 28 Republican-sponsored bills that Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed…
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Two high-profile bills that the governor vetoed are a measure that would do away with the requirement for a permit to conceal carry a gun and legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Insiders say it was the veto of the latter that inspired a majority of lawmakers to return for an override session.

House Republican Caucus Chairman Blake Miguez says the first veto session since the new state constitution was adopted in 1974, demonstrates a proper balance of government powers.
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Based on data provided by the Louisiana Health Department, 36-percent of Louisiana’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID, one of the lowest percentages in the country. One-point-six million Louisiana residents have completed the vaccine series. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says 21-hundred people who were vaccinated still got COVID-19 and 125 had to be hospitalized…
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Kanter says the median age of serious breakthrough cases is 72.

Today is the unofficial start of the college football season as SEC Media Days begins. LSU beat reporter for the USA Today Network, Glen Guilbeau says despite last year’s mediocre campaign and questions about Ed Orgeron’s job security, many media members expect LSU to have a good season…
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Coach Ed Orgeron is set to speak today at 1:40 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Former Governor Edwin Edwards was laid to rest yesterday in Baton Rouge after a private funeral service at the Old State Capitol. The public and media were not allowed to attend. It was a week ago today that Edwards died from respiratory issues at the age of 93.

A historic veto override session begins tomorrow, and up to 28 pieces of legislation could be overridden. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Louisiana health department continues its push to get more individuals from 12-years-old and up vaccinated. L-D-H says COVID-19 vaccines are widely available at 14-hundred locations. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says nursing homes show the vaccines work against the virus. Kanter says 85-percent of nursing home residents across the state have initiated or completed the vaccine series
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SEC Football Media Days begin today in Birmingham, Alabama, and LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is set to speak at 1:40 PM. Glen Guilbeau of the USA Today Network says this is a critical season for Coach O…
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CBS Sports has put Orgeron on a list of coaches who are on the hot seat.

Former Governor Edwin Edwards public viewing is underway as he lies in state in Memorial Hall of the State Capitol until seven o’clock tonight. Thousands of people are expected to walk by his casket and view the pictures that have been set up inside the Rotunda. Tomorrow there will be a private funeral for the man known as the Cajun Prince at the Old State Capitol at noon. Louisiana Public Broadcasting is streaming the services.

Louisiana lawmakers will hold a veto session for the first time since the current state Constitution was enacted in 1974. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says capitol observers have expected an override session ever since the governor vetoed a bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports…
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It will begin Tuesday and cannot exceed five calendar days.

LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Medicine, Doctor Catherine O’Neal provided this warning to the millions of Louisiana residents who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus. O’ Neal says if you choose not to get the vaccine, you’re choosing death. She says anyone infected last year does not have immunity to the new Delta variant…
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The statewide average daily number of cases per 100-thousand residents has increased 177-percent over the past two weeks.

Governor John Bel Edwards announced the first batch of winners of the “Shot at a Million” lottery. 17-year old Skyla Degrasse of Hammond is the winner of the $100,000 scholarship. Edwards says Degrass plans to attend Southeastern University…
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Degrasse says she plans to go to medical school, while the 100-thousand dollar cash winner is an 80-year-old man, who served on the New Orleans Police Department for 30 years.

Former Governor Edwin Edwards lies in state for public viewing at the Louisiana Capitol today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt says the current governor and First Lady will be among the first group of people to pay their final respects…
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Edwards’s funeral is tomorrow at the Old State Capitol.

For the first time since the state constitution was adopted in 1974 lawmakers will hold a veto override session. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says there are at least two bills lawmakers are targeting to override, the conceal carry legislation and an anti-transgender bill. Both passed in the regular session with enough votes to override a veto. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat…
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The session kicks off on Tuesday.

The governor’s office says the number of people hospitalized for COVID-related symptoms has doubled in the last two weeks. Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s not considering implementing COVID restrictions to stop the surge, instead the state will focus on improving its abysmal 50 percent vaccination rate for adults…
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In Louisiana, only 41-percent of nursing home staff are fully vaccinated compared to 79-percent of residents. And AARP State Director Denise Bottcher says thirty-five percent of nursing homes in Louisiana also report a staffing shortage, which she says can only be exacerbated if unvaccinated workers become ill.
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