On the first day of the special session, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved GOP legislation that would push back the qualifying and the primary election dates for the 2026 federal elections by one month. Black lawmakers oppose the move — Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins told the bill’s author, Caleb Kleinpeter from Port Allen, that the legislature should not be changing election laws this close to the election.
The plan that could be voted on by the Senate today, would move the state’s closed party primary from April to May.
Drought conditions have been expanding across the Bayou State, but Louisiana is set to receive some much-needed rain this weekend. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says two inches of rain could fall across south Louisiana Saturday and Sunday…
Grymes says enough rain could fall this weekend to lift several local burn bans.
Nicholls State is ranked as the best value college in Louisiana. Andre Champagne has the story.
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Halloween is coming and Pickswise sports website has named the Ceasars Superdome as the most haunted stadium in the NFL. George Rogan with Pickswise says one factor for the 50-year-old stadium is the close proximity to St. Louis Cemetery.