The special session to redraw the state’s congressional map ended without passing a new map. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick has ordered attorneys to submit maps for her to consider for a June 29th hearing. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says but a map chosen by Dick could be overturned if the appeals court approves the map Republicans approved in February.
Governor John Bel Edwards says he intends to sign into law a replacement for Louisiana’s so-called “trigger law” that bans all abortions even though it doesn’t provide exceptions for rape or incest. Despite interest groups’ calls for a veto, Edwards says killing the bill will accomplish nothing at all…:
Cut 10 (09) “…exception either.”
The FDA has authorized emergency use of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 years of age. Dr. Mark Kline is the physician-in-chief and chief medical officer at Children’s Hospital New Orleans says both shots are safe and effective. And he wants to let parents know it’s a myth that kids can’t get Covid, or that they wouldn’t get very sick if they did…:
Cut 16 (13) “all preventable illnesses”
A murder in Natchitoches resulted in a police chase of the suspect; all the way into Rapides Parish, where the suspect crashed his vehicle. Authorities say a 24-year-old North Carolina man shot the victim, abducted his girlfriend and ran. The woman escaped the car in Alexandria, but the officers chased the man to Glenmora, where he ran off the road. He was found with a self-inflicted gunshot and is currently in the hospital. He’ll be jailed once released.