A bill that would result in the state’s first constitutional convention in 50 years has been filed. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says there’s an effort to rewrite the state’s constitution by removing certain items out of it and putting them in state law…
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The goal is to give legislators more flexibility when facing budget deficits. There are many items that can not be cut as they are protected by the constitution and this results in higher ed and health care taking a brunt of the cuts.

LSU and Iowa meet tonight for a trip to the Women’s Basketball Final Four. A Los Angeles Times columnist referred to LSU as “basketball villains” and dirty debutantes because they like to trash talk. LSU’s Hailey Van Vith, who is white, called the column racist…
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The full House will likely hear a bill this week that would raise the fees on processors and distributors who work with seafood from other countries. Houma Representative Jessica Domangue is the author of the legislation…
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Domestic seafood producers have raised concerns about the safety of imported seafood.

A 12-year-old with a rare form of terminal cancer’s visit to Mansfield, Louisiana last week was both memorable and heart-touching. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Legislation calling for a constitutional convention has been filed. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu’s legislation calls for the convention to begin May 20th, which means the regular session would have to end two weeks early. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says private dollars would pay for the convention…
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Governor Landry is pushing for a streamlined state constitution.

A week from today a total solar eclipse will darken the skies. LSU Planetary Astrophysicist Dr. Natalie Hinkel says the northwest corner of Louisiana will have the best view
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For Louisiana, the eclipse will begin around 12:30, with the best view around 1:45, and it will end by 3:10.

House Natural Resources approves a bill to raise fees on Louisiana processors and distributors who import foreign seafood. Colleen Crain reports the additional dollars will help fund a state program that tests imported seafood…
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LSU fans will be rushing home from work today to get in front of the TV tonight for the rematch of last year’s national championship game, LSU versus Iowa. The winner advances to the Final Four. A record for women’s college basketball nine point nine million people watched this game last year.

Legislation that would allow lawmakers to rewrite the state’s constitution has been filed. Teiko Foxx spoke with LaPolictics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford who explains the process.
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It’s LSU and Iowa tonight in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament. The Lady Tigers beat the Hawkeyes in last year’s national championship game. A women’s basketball record nine point nine million people watched and another huge TV audience is expected tonight. Ti[p off is at 6:15.

A week from today there will be a total solar eclipse. Texas and Arkansas will get the full effect of the total solar eclipse and in Louisiana, the Shreveport area will have a 95-percent view and in southeast Louisiana 80-percent. LSU Planetary Astrophysicist Doctor Natalie Hinkel encourages people to get their eclipse glasses now…
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Mansfield, Louisiana Mayor Thomas Jones says he will never forget last week’s council meeting as the small town deputized 12-year-old Davarjaye “DJ” Daniel of Houston. It was the 821st time the young man with a rare form of terminal brain and spine cancer had been sworn in as an honorary officer. Jones says DJ is an inspiration.
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The city had a uniform and badge specially made for DJ whose goal is to be sworn in to as many law enforcement agencies as possible.

This is the Louisiana Radio Network Legislative report, I”m Jeanne Burns…

New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu files legislation for a constitutional convention so state lawmakers and delegates appointed by the governor can write a new state constitution.

The goal is to streamline the state constitution which has been amended more than 200 times and they want to remove certain sections and put it into state law.

Beaullieu says the main goal is to give state lawmakers more flexibility in tough budget times.

He says when the state faces a budget deficit, higher education and health care take the brunt of the cuts because certain areas are constitutionally protected…
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Beaullieu’s bill calls for the constitutional convention to begin May 20th and run until July 15th, but he believes it will not take that long…
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The plan calls for 171 delegates to write a new constitution. All 144 state lawmakers and Governor Jeff Landry will handpick the other 27 delegates.

Jeremy Alford of La-politics-dot-com says private dollars would pay for the convention….
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Senate President Cameron Henry has said it would be difficult to end the regular session two weeks early to start a constitutional convention. Henry says legislators are also not crazy about being in Baton Rouge in June and July after already going through two special sessions this year. He says many of them need to get back to their full-time job.

Beauilleau expects a committee hearing on his bill in the next couple of weeks.

New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has filed legislation that calls for a constitutional convention so state lawmakers and delegates appointed by the governor can write a new state constitution. Under the bill, the convention would begin May 20^th and run through July 15^th, but Beaullieu says he doesn’t think streamlining Louisiana’s constitution would take that long.

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According to the Council of State Governments Louisiana’s constitution is one of the longest in the country. It’s been amended over 200 times since adopted in 1974.
If a constitutional convention were to take place, Louisiana residents would vote in November to ratify the new document.

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The defending national champion LSU women’s basketball Tigers are set to take on UCLA at Noon today. In case you’re wondering, the last team to win back-to-back national championships in women’s basketball is UCONN. They won four in a row from 2013 to 2016. LSU All-American forward Angel Reese admits there are more expectations this year…

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LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson says they are not ready to go home yet…

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In baseball action, Coastal Carolina defeated ULM four to one, and Louisiana Tech held on to beat F-I-U seven to six and Northwestern beat McNeese six to two.

The LSU Lady Tigers are gearing up for their Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA on Saturday at noon. Jeff Palermo has a preview…
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The New Orleans Pelicans will face Boston this afternoon. The Celtics have the best record in the NBA at 57-16, but they’ve lost two in a row. Tip-off is at four at the Smoothie King Center.

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Proposed legislation introduced during the regular session aims to ease the workload of educators. But some concerns loom regarding its potential repercussions on school curriculums. Vernon Parish Representative Charles Owen wants to limit disruptions so teachers can focus on classroom instruction, so we can keep qualified teachers from leaving Louisiana classrooms.

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A Bossier City woman faces attempted kidnapping charges after telling her estranged boyfriend that she’d given birth to their child who was premature and now being treated in Baton Rouge. Authorities say Dinesty Selmon managed to get an access badge, making several visits to a child that didn’t have a lot of visitors. BRPD Spokesperson Darren Ahmed says the child was never taken from the room by Selmon. As for her intentions…

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Proposed legislation introduced during the regular session aims to ease the workload of educators. Vernon Parish Representative Charles Owen believes teachers should be relieved of having to teach subjects like cpr and substance abuse so they can spend more time on the core subjects. He recalls Amanda Bealer, an educator in Leesville, who walked away from teaching profession because of the heavy demands.

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New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has filed legislation calling for a constitutional convention to streamline our state constitution. And that’s not all. Beallieu says they also want to give lawmakers more flexibility during tough budget times by freeing up some areas that are onstitutionally protected…

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A Bossier City woman’s ploy to fool her boyfriend that she’d birthed their child ends with attempted kidnapping charges in Baton Rouge. Brooke Thorington explains.

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A head on collision in Avoyelles Parish yesterday claimed the life of a 58 year old Marksville woman. State Police say the driver of the other vehicle was headed south on Highway 107 when he crashed into the vehicle Joyce James was driving. We’re told she died at the scene. The other driver and and a passenger in his car were taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries.

The defending national champion LSU women’s basketball team is taking an underdog mentality into its Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA on Saturday. The Lady Tigers are the three-seed, while the Bruins are the two seed and led by six-foot-seven Lauren Betts. But LSU Coach Kim Mulkey says UCLA has more than just Betts…

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A Bossier City woman faces attempted kidnapping charges after telling her estranged boyfriend an infant at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge was their child. BRPD spokesperson Darren Ahmed says 21-year-old Dinesty Selmon made multiple visits to case the hospital and even fooled security into giving her an access badge.

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Proposed legislation introduced during the regular session aims to ease the workload of educators. But some concerns loom regarding its potential repercussions on school curriculums. Vernon Parish Representative Charles Owen says instead of state lawmakers deciding if these life skills are worthy subjects …

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 New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has filed legislation that calls for a constitutional convention so state lawmakers and delegates appointed by the governor can write a new state constitution. Beaullieu says the goal is to move certain items out of the constitution and put them into state law

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The LSU Lady Tigers are gearing up for their Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA on Saturday at noon. Jeff Palermo has a preview…

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Two 16-year-olds and one 14 year old student at Captain Shreve High School campus in Shreveport have been arrested in connection with bringing firearms on campus Thursday. Authorities say a school resource officer found a fully automatic rifle in a student’s backpack. The students are facing multiple gun related charges.

A Bossier City woman faces charges of attempted kidnapping after she told her estranged boyfriend that another family’s baby at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital was hers. BRPD spokesperson Darren Ahmed says 21 year old Dinesty Selmon made multiple visits to case the hospital but the child was never taken from the room. As for her intentions…

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Selmon also faces seven counts of unauthorized entry of a business.

Proposed legislation introduced during the regular session aims to ease the workload of educators. But some concerns loom regarding its potential repercussions on school curriculums. Vernon Parish Representative Charles Owen believes this is a step in retaining qualified educators.

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The measure heads to Senate for more debate.

The LSU women’s basketball team head to their Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA in Albany, New York on Saturday. The Tigers are taking an underdog mentality with the Bruins. LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson says they are not ready to go home yet…

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Tip off is at noon on Saturday.

21 year old Dinesty Selmon has been charged with attempted kidnapping after telling her former boyfriend an infant at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge was their child. BRPD spokesperson Darren Ahmed says Selmon told her boyfriend she gave birth in Alexandria and that their premature child was being treated in Baton Rouge. And she even gave it a fake name.

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Selmon also faces seven counts of unauthorized entry of a business. The investigation is ongoing.

Proposed legislation that aims to ease the workload of educators pass the House in a 94-9 vote. But some concerns loom regarding its potential repercussions on school curriculums. Vernon Parish Representative Charles Owen…

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Owen believes this is a step in retaining qualified educators in Louisiana. The measure heads to Senate for more debate.

A measure that calls for a constitutional convention has been filed. Author of the bill, New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu says the goal is to streamline the state constitution. He says when the state faces a budget deficit certain areas are constitutionally protected…

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