The Secretary of State has filed a 51 page motion through the attorney general’s office asking the US Supreme Court to give lawmakers more time to create a second majority Black congressional district. The deadline is Monday. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says the map also has to be approved by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals:
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The legislature advanced one redistricting bill Friday that could comply with the court order and it heads to the Senate Floor for more discussion then it goes to the House.

Governor John Bel Edwards announces he will send Louisiana State Police troopers and Department of Corrections officers to help with a staffing shortage at the Bridge City Center for Youth and Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe Louisiana. Edwards says correctional and probation, and parole officers from the DOC and LSP will secure the perimeter of the facilities to prevent further escaping of inmates.

Tomorrow is Father’s Day and Wallethub has released a survey which shows Louisiana is the worst state in the country for working dads. Spokeswoman Jill Gonzales says Louisiana could start enacting policies more friendly to fathers…:
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A consumer advocacy group once again observes an anniversary by sending a business lobby a tiki torch. Brooke Thorington explains….:
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