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Calls for another round of bailouts for local businesses have apparently been heard, with two lawmakers introducing legislation to extend the Local Employers Assistance Program, or LEAP.

Louisiana Senate agrees to ban discrimination on hairstyles May 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3This undated photo provided by Jimmy Hoffmeyer shows his daughter Jurnee Hoffmeyer, 7, before a classmate and a teacher cut her hair on separate occasions. (Jimmy Hoffmeyer via AP)Jimmy Hoffmeyer/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3This undated photo provided by Jimmy Hoffmeyer shows his daughter Jurnee Hoffmeyer, 7, after a classmate and a teacher cut her hair on separate occasions. (Jimmy Hoffm...