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 15 (12) “…really important.”

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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 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.

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 (33) …I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Former LSU stars Taryn Kloth (clothe) and Kristen Nuss end their run at the Paris Olympics after a loss to Canada in the knockout round. Kloth and Nuss lost both sets to the Canadian duo of Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes. LSU Beach Volleyball congratulated the pair on social media.

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 (pro-cop-io) 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.”

Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell authored a bill to keep phones from becoming a distraction for both teachers and students. In her research, Mizell says many psychologists pointed out that students paying attention to a phone all the time instead of talking to each other was having detrimental effects on learning how to interact with other humans.

Cut 15 (11)  “…the phone.

Mizell says she’s interested to see if the cellphone ban will impact future LEAP scores.

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 (29)  “…I’m Mel Bridges.” 

And here’s a look at todays commodities…

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 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 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 (08) “…will happen”

The school bell is about to ring but one thing that won’t be ringing is a cellphone.  Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell authored a bill to keep phones from becoming a distraction for both teachers and students.

Cut 13 (10)  “…the classroom”

Mizell says she’s interested to see if the cellphone ban will impact future LEAP scores.

Two new special needs playgrounds are coming to Louisiana State Parks, including special play equipment, shaded areas, benches, and picnic tables. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says when he took office, he realized a lot of parks weren’t special needs friendly…

Cut 10 (09) “…inviting and welcoming.”

In addition to the playgrounds new state park cabins also have amenities for special needs.

The school bell is about to ring, but one thing that won’t be ringing is a cell phone. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell authored a bill to keep phones from becoming a distraction for both teachers and students.

cut 13 (10) “…the classroom.”

In her research, Mizell says many psychologists pointed out that students paying attention to a phone all the time instead of talking to each other was having detrimental effects on learning how to interact with other humans.

Attorney General Liz Murrill and Governor Jeff Landry are holding a press conference this morning to discuss the state’s Ten Commandments Law, requiring them to be displayed in public school classrooms including colleges that receive state funding. The law is facing litigation, and a federal judge has issued an order that they cannot be posted before November 15^th. The presser is being held at the Louisiana Department Justice in Baton Rouge.

Two new special needs playgrounds are coming to Louisiana State Parks. Sean Richardson has the story.

cut 3 (27) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

Some good news for both Louisiana job seekers and employers as weekly unemployment claims drop. According to WalletHub Analyst Cassandra Happe (Happy), they compared week-to-week data as well as year-to-year data, and it appears Louisiana is seeing a long-term shift.

cut 5 (10) “…last year.”

A new Louisiana Law allowing surgical castration of child rapists becomes active this month. Under it, males and females over the age of 17 convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 13 could face surgical castration. Some argue the punishment is cruel and unusual, but judges will have discretion. Still there are others who say the threat surgery won’t deter all offenders and  Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow-who authored the bill- says that may be true of some.

Cut 8 (12) “…(x2) them incarcerated.”
Shreveport police this morning are investigating a shooting that happened just before midnight last night. The incident happened on Fairfax Avenue. Officials say a juvenile was shot and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. So far, there’s been no word on motive or suspect in the shooting.

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Unemployment claims are down once again in Louisiana. In fact, according to the latest numbers from WalletHub that seems to be becoming a trend in the Bayou State. Wallet Hub Analyst Cassandra Happe says says employees seem to be more engaged and she believes that’s a good sign.

Cut 6 (09) “…further down.”

New special needs playgrounds are coming to two of Louisiana’s State Parks. Bogue Chitto and Fontainebleau state parks are the ones getting the upgrades, including amenities for special needs in cabins. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the goal is to make sure everyone can enjoy Louisiana state parks.

Cut 12 (12) “…special need.”

The playgrounds are expected to be completed in October.