It’s almost time for students to go back to school, and Dr. Michelle Yetman, a clinical psychologist with LSU Health Shreveport, says there are several important things parents can do to make sure your child is prepared for the school year mentally, physically and emotionally.
Cut 10 (10) “…as well.”
She says children should get into their school routines now to make the transition easier.

The personal-finance website, Wallethub, ranks Louisiana as the eighth worst state to have a baby. Louisiana performed poorly in the study because of its high infant mortality rate, the high rate of low birth-weight babies, and not enough pediatricians and family medicine physicians. But Wallethub’s Cassandra Happe says Louisiana performs well in a few other categories…
cut 9 (13) “…sixth overall”

Lafayette’s Mondo Duplantis cemented his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter ever as the 24 year-old set a new world record in the pole vault in the Paris Olympics. The former LSU star cleared the bar at 20-feet, six inches. It’s the ninth time the Swedish-American pole vaulter broke a world record.

Shreveport is estimating 30-thousand people will attend this week’s Humor and Harmony Festival put on by Curtis 50-cent Jackson. Sean Richardson has more.
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to make the argument in court that public schools can display the Ten Commandments in every classroom by showing them in historical and cultural context. Murrill says this would not violate the separation of church versus state clause in the constitution
cut 27 (13) “…claim fails”
But plaintiffs who filed suit against the new law say having a poster of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom is a violation of students rights’ to be free from religious coercion.

The personal finance website, Wallethub, ranks Louisiana as the eighth worst state to have a baby. Analyst Cassandra Happe says they looked at 31 different metrics…
cut 7 (11) “….overall”
Happe says the low ranking was largely due to challenges in healthcare.

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to name her running mate today. LSU Political Science Professor Doctor Robert Hogan expects the person will be more of a moderate…
cut 5 (12) “…..fit that”
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are considered two of the top finalists.

Shreveport is getting ready to host the Humor and Harmony Festival that will start on Thursday. There will be musical acts and comedians performing at the G-Dome and the four-day event is expected to bring 30-thousand visitors to the city. Shreveport-Bossier President Stacy Brown says rapper, actor, television producer and businessman 50-cent is the mastermind behind this festival…
cut 14 (09) “…..bringing it all together’
50 cent is investing millions of dollars in Shreveport to help improve its film industry with new studios.

State Attorney General Liz Murrill is filing a brief against the lawsuit filed against the state’s Ten Commandments law requiring a poster of the biblical text to be displayed in all public school classrooms. Murrill says the suit that’s been filed by several advocacy groups is premature.

Cut 3 (13) “…constitutional rights.”

Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the law is patently unconstitutional and he expects the state will lose the case at the district and appellate court levels. He says the really interesting thing will be to see what happens in two or three years when the case makes it to the US Supreme Court.

Cut 4 (07) “…will happen”

Louisiana residents have a right to request information under the state constitution, and though the governor has legal avenues to deny those requests, President of Public Affairs Research Council Dr. Steven Procopio says some of the denials from Governor Jeff Landry’s office either don’t apply or aren’t legal.

Cut 7 (10) “…that they wanted.”

Wall Street is reacting today after last week’s news that the unemployment rate increased. Economist Dr. Loren Scott says history indicates, according to the Sahm (pronounced Sham) Rule, that we’re in a recession anytime the unemployment rate increases a half percentage point more than the last 12-month average.

Cut 10 (12) “…problem here.”

The nation’s unemployment rate increased last week. Economist Dr. Loren Scott says a change in the unemployment rate might mean more people are filing for unemployment versus more people losing jobs. It is not necessarily all doom and gloom.

Cut 11 (11) ” …this point.”

President of Public Affairs Research Council Dr. Steven Procopio says that the governor has legal avenues to refuse information, but Louisiana residents have a right to request information under the state constitution and that Landry’s office can’t try to invoke just anything to keep records out of the public eye. Procopio says freedom of information is important since…

Cut 9 (12) “…in our constitution.”

State Attorney General Liz Murrill is filing a brief against the lawsuit filed against the state’s Ten Commandments law requiring them to be displayed in classrooms. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 1 (32) …I’m Brooke Thorington.”

One highlight of Saints training camp has been the battle for backup quarterback between Jake Haener and rookie Spencer Rattler. Rattler says he’s fit into Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak’s system well after his time at South Carolina…

Cut 18 (15) “…get rolling.”

State Attorney General Liz Murrill is filing a brief against the lawsuit filed against the state’s Ten Commandments law requiring them to be displayed in classrooms. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 1 (32) …I’m Brooke Thorington.”

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A public affairs research official says he just doesn’t understand some of the reasons why Governor Jeff Landry’s office withholds certain records from the public. Mel Bridges has the story.

Cut 2 (32)  “…I’m Mel Bridges.” 

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State Attorney General Liz Murrill is filing a brief against the lawsuit filed against the state’s Ten Commandments law requiring a poster of the biblical text to be displayed in all public school classrooms. Murrill says the suit that’s been filed by several advocacy groups is premature.

Cut 3 (13) “…constitutional rights.”

Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the law is patently unconstitutional and he expects the state will lose the case at the district and appellate court levels. He says the really interesting thing will be to see what happens in two or three years when the case makes it to the US Supreme Court.

Cut 4 (07) “…will happen”

Murrill says the high-profile case is being handled internally through her solicitor general.

Cut 5 (05)  “…outside counsel.”

Ciolino says it’s a political move by the Governor and the State Attorney General for the Ten Commandments law to go before the now extremely conservative US Supreme Court.

Cut 6 (08) “…realm of possibility.”

After the law was signed in June and lawsuits were filed, a federal judge ruled classrooms could not display the Ten Commandments until at least November 15th.

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Louisiana residents have a right to request information under the state constitution, and though the governor has legal avenues to deny those requests, President of Public Affairs Research Council Dr. Steven Procopio says some of the denials from Governor Jeff Landry’s office either don’t apply or aren’t legal.

Cut 7 (10) “…that they wanted.”

For example, Procopio says, legislative privilege doesn’t apply to the governor, and the deliberative process exemption was revoked under former governor Bobby Jindal. He adds Landry’s office only had 65 information requests in his first few months in office and should have been able to respond to all of them.

Cut 8 (11)  “…to those records.”

Procopio stresses that the governor has legal avenues to refuse information, but says that Landry’s office can’t try to invoke just anything to keep records out of the public eye. Precopio says freedom of information is important since…

Cut 9 (12) “…in our constitution.”

Landry says such restrictions are necessary to allow officials to speak to each other without fear of those conversations becoming public or weaponized.

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Wall Street is reacting today after last week’s news that the unemployment rate increased. Economist Dr. Loren Scott says history indicates, according to the Sahm (pronounced Sham) Rule, that we’re in a recession anytime the unemployment rate increases a half percentage point more than the last 12-month average.

Cut 10 (12) “…problem here.”

Scott says a change in the unemployment rate might mean more people are filing for unemployment versus more people losing jobs. It might not be necessarily all doom and gloom.

Cut 11 (11) ” …this point.”

In the meantime, Scott says people should not panic, be cautious, but don’t panic. He doesn’t believe it will be a deep recession, especially compared to 2008.

Cut 12 (11) “…long recession.”

Without fail the Sahm Rule has observed the initial phase of a recession when the average U.S. unemployment rate is at least half a percentage point higher than the 12-month low.

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Cut  13 (05) “…all the way down.” 

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Cut  14 (08) “…those things.”

Cut 15 (12) “…really important.”

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Cut  16 (10)   “…Thursday.”

State Attorney General Liz Murrill is filing a brief against the lawsuit filed against the state’s Ten Commandments law requiring a poster of the biblical text to be posted in all public-school classrooms. Murrill says the high-profile case is being handled internally through her solicitor general.

Cut 5 (05)  “…outside counsel.”

Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it’s a political move by the Governor and the State Attorney General for the Ten Commandments law to go before the now extremely conservative US Supreme Court.

Cut 6 (09) “…possibility.”

After the law was signed in June, lawsuits were filed, and a federal judge ruled classrooms could not display the Ten Commandments until at least November 15th.

A public affairs research official says he just doesn’t understand some of the reasons why Governor Jeff Landry’s office withholds certain records from the public. Mel Bridges has the story.

Cut 2 (32)  “…I’m Mel Bridges.” 

The nation’s unemployment rate increased last week. Economist Dr. Loren Scott says though history indicates, according to the Sahm (pronounced Sham) Rule, that we’re in a recession anytime the unemployment rate increases a half percentage point more than the last 12-month average, we shouldn’t panic. He doesn’t believe it will be a deep recession.

Cut 12 (12) “…long recession.”

Wall Street is reacting today after last week’s news that the unemployment rate increased. Economist Dr. Loren Scott says history indicates, according to the Sahm (pronounced Sham) Rule, that we’re in a recession anytime the unemployment rate increases a half percentage point more than the last 12-month average.

Cut 10 (13) “…problem here.”

Some of the denials of Louisiana residents’ requests for information from Governor Jeff Landry’s office either don’t apply or aren’t legal says President of Public Affairs Research Council Dr. Steven Procopio. For example, he says, legislative privilege isn’t applicable to the governor and the deliberative process exemption was revoked under former governor Bobby Jindall. Procopio adds Landry’s office only had 65 information requests in his first few months in office and should have been able to respond to all of them.

Cut 8 (11)  “…to those records.”

State Attorney General Liz Murrill is filing a brief against the lawsuit filed against the state’s Ten Commandments law requiring a poster of the biblical text to be displayed in all public-school classrooms. Murrill says the suit that’s been filed by several advocacy groups is premature.

Cut 3 (14) “…constitutional rights.”

Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the law is patently unconstitutional and he expects the state will lose the case at the district and appellate court levels. He says it will be really interesting to see what happens in two or three years when the case makes it to the US Supreme Court.

Cut 4 (08) “…will happen”

Murrill says the high-profile case is being handled internally through her solicitor general.