10:30 LRN Newscast July 21

It’s day two of the veto session and the House will have the opportunity to complete the override effort of a bill that would prohibit transgender students from playing organized female sports. But an effort to override a veto of a bill that would remove the need for a permit to carry concealed a gun failed to get two-thirds support in the Senate. The bill is authored by West Monroe Senator Jay Morris…
cut 4 (10) “…first”
Four senators who voted for Morris’s bill on June 1st voted against the override effort yesterday including Natchitoches Senator Louie Bernard, who changed his mind after some reflection away from Baton Rouge…
cut 5 (13) “….in the session”

The Louisiana Office of Tourism is asking the public for excellent bird watching sites as the state agency works to redesign the state’s Birding Trails…
Cut 2 (29) “…I’m Erik Piccoli”

It has been a wet summer, especially for southeast Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says 2021 rainfall totals for the Big Easy are close to surpassing the rainfall total the city normally sees for an entire year…
cut 11 (10) “…to go”