Soon, you’ll be able to tint your front windows darker. A bill allowing for just that passed overwhelmingly in both houses of the legislature and now awaits a signature from Governor Landry. Its author is Marksville Republican Representative Daryl Deshotel (DESH-uh-tell).
Cut 3 (14) “…light coming through.”
Deshotel says this bill brings Louisiana in line with other states which suffer through brutal summer heat.
The House Criminal Justice Committee votes against legislation that would have allowed a girl under 17 to seek an abortion if her pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Republicans and Democrats voted “no” on the bill, including Monroe Democrat Patricia Moore.
Pope Leo the 14th named Ugandan-born priest, Father Simon Peter Engurait as Bishop-elect for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. The 53-year-old says he did not expect the Holy Father to choose him to be the sixth bishop of the diocese.
Engurait has served as the Diocesan Administrator in the diocese since January 2024, upon the sudden passing of Bishop Mario Dorsonville. He previously served as the Vicar General since 2017.