New information could change the whole dynamic of the Will Smith murder case. Police say a loaded 9mm gun was found in the former-Saints defensive end’s vehicle. Legal analyst Chick Foret says the perspective on the charges against Cardell Hayes may continue to change as more evidence comes to light…:
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And now it’s reported that a passenger in Hayes’ vehicle claims that Hayes was protecting the two because Smith had a gun and was going to shoot it.

The equal pay bill cleared the Senate Tuesday and now heads to the House. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says women make 65 cents for every dollar a man doing similar work makes, and he quoted former President Dwight Eisenhower when making the case that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work…:
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The measure passed on a 28-10 vote.

A bill to give motorcycle operators 21 and older the choice to wear a helmet is on its way to the full House. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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The first hatching of a whooping crane chick in Louisiana in more than 75 years occurred this week in Jefferson Parish and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says this is a major milestone. They say the baby chick represents another step forward in the whooping crane program to reintroduce the birds back into the state at the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish.