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— A Louisiana appeals court has upheld a lower court finding that the mayor of Shreveport cannot run for reelection this fall because he used the wrong address when he signed up for the race.— Governor John Bel Edwards is in Europe this week on a 10 day visit first in the Netherlands and later in France.— Student athletes have to face excessive heat as much of the country is experiencing a historic heat wave with more days having temperatures in triple digits.— The first African American four-star general in Marine Corps history, was sworn in Saturday and he was born in Shreveport.
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— A three-judge panel heard arguments and are expected to deliver a judgement on whether or not to reinstate Mayor Adrian Perkins as a qualified candidate for the November 8th election.— Analysts expect job growth will remain strong for the Lone Star State throughout 2022 but Texas has slipped in another major ranking recently.— The Louisiana Department of Health reported two cases of monkey pox have been discovered in Northwest Louisiana.— Louisiana is one of 15 states that allows corporal punishment in schools but one school district says the practice is long past.
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— Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins will appear with his attorneys before the Second Circuit Court of Appeal Friday morning in hopes that he might be reinstated into the 2022 mayoral race.— Plaintiffs challenging legislation that bans abortions in Louisiana have filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court.— Companies that want to sell home insurance in Louisiana will have to be on stronger financial footing.— A federal judge has struck down a state law requiring some Texans to supply additional proof of residency to vote.— An Arkansas panel has blocked a recreational marijuana proposal from appearing on the ballot this fall.
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— Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is pushing for tax rate cuts and funding new school safety recommendations ahead of the upcoming special legislative session.— Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has filed an appeal to a court's decision to disqualify him as a candidate for re-election in the upcoming November 8th ballot.
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Entrepreneurs can get more business from state and federal agencies
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— Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has been disqualified from seeking re-election by a judge for using the wrong address when filing his candidacy documents.— Texas has set a new monthly record for collecting sales tax revenue.— Several Texas cities have also set new records -- for their hottest July ever.— A free, four-event series offered in Shreveport presents the basics of winning government contracts.
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Louisiana Hospitalizations Up, Omnicron BA-5 Variant To Blame
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Local Morning Edition Newscast on Red River Radio 08.02.22
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Gubernatorial candidate Democrat Beto O'Rourke on the road in East Texas