Should Louisiana drivers have to pass a driver’s knowledge test every six years to renew their license. That is a proposal Baton Rouge Representative Dixon McMakin brought before the House Transportation Committee. McMakin says Louisiana has its share of bad drivers and requiring regular driving tests can result in fewer crashes…
Monroe Representative Pat Moore says requiring drivers who need to renew their license to watch a video that would contain basic rules of the road and tips on how to be a safer driver is a better solution…
McMakin says he’ll look at revising his proposed legislation and bring it up for debate at a later date.
The House Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation that would prohibit the public from seeing how much student-athletes receive from a public university as part of a revenue sharing deal. Attorney Scott Sternberg spoke in opposition. Sternberg says these are public dollars going to student-athletes and the public has the right to know how that money is being spent…
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But lawmakers in support of the legislation say that if the revenue share deals are public, it makes the athlete susceptible to harassment.
Former LSU star Flau’jae Johnson was the eighth overall selection by the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA draft. Shortly after, Johnson was traded to the Seattle Storm. Johnson says being drafted is a dream come true.