Constitutional convention bill amended and debate pushed back until next week
Louisiana's homestead exemption will not be changed as part of the proposed rewrite of the state's constitution. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has amended his constitutional convention bill to protect the homestead exemption in the state constitution. "Which is something that we heard, in public input a...
May 01, 2024
Fields says he's still running for congress even though map is TBD
Louisiana is the only state without a finalized congressional map and Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields announced that he would run for the 6th district from the map state lawmakers approved in January with two majority-black congressional districts After three years of back and forth, Fields said it's time for the Supre...
May 01, 2024
DEA to lower classification of marijuana
In a historic move, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is looking to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Peter Robins-Brown with Louisiana Progress said with close to 40 states having medical marijuana and two dozen with legalized recreational use.... "I think the fact that the federal government is so fa...
May 01, 2024
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for removal of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House
Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says will call for a vote to remove Mike Johnson from Bossier Parish as Speaker of the House. Greene says she voted for Johnson to lead the House because he was a conservative, but his views have changed. "He was solidly pro-life. He voted to secure the borde...
May 01, 2024
Graves on congressional map court ruling
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves was among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the state's congressional map, which was overturned by Tuesday's two-to-one court decision. They agreed that race was the predominant factor for the map that changed his district into a majority-black one. As for what's next... "...
May 01, 2024
Louisiana's congressional map rejected on two to one ruling, what's next?
The fate of Louisiana's congressional map is up in the air again after a two-to-one ruling throws out the map lawmakers approved in January with a second majority-black district. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat describes the ruling as stunning and incredible. "I don't know if I can think of enough adjectives to ...
May 01, 2024
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Bill defining better defining gun-free zones for parades advances from committee
Legislation to better define gun-free zone laws pertaining to parade routes advances from House Criminal Justice. New Orleans Democrat Representative Mandie Landry's bill clarifies that guns are not permitted within 100 feet of the center line of a parade route, and it does not apply to law enforcement or... "Some...
Apr 30, 2024
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Senate bill to criminalize a coerced abortion advances to the House
Legislation inspired by a Shreveport native Catherine Herring, whose husband poisoned her with an abortion pill in Texas, but only spent 180 in jail advances from Louisiana's House Criminal Justice Committee. Herring is the sister of bill sponsor Senator Thomas Pressly, who said the bill creates the crime of coerced cr...
Apr 30, 2024
Champs Once Again: LHSAA returns Football Title to Opelousas High School
Opelousas High School can once again say they are state champions in football. In February, the LHSAA stripped the school of its title over the alleged use of an ineligible player last season, but coach Jimmy Zachery says an agreement with the LHSAA brings the title back to Opelousas. "Shout out to the LHSAA, beca...
Apr 30, 2024
New birding website takes flight in Louisiana
Because the Pelican State is located along two major migration routes in North America, state tourism has launched a new interactive website, it's BirdingLouisiana.com. Doug Bourgeois with the Office of Tourism said it's a one-stop shop for birdwatchers. "We try to point people to places where they can actually ge...
Apr 29, 2024