Governor John Bel Edwards says if a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks ends up on his desk he’ll likely sign it. Edwards made the comments during his monthly call-in radio show, “Ask the Governor.” The Center for Reproductive Rights plans to lobby against the Louisiana Senate bill…
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That’s State legislative counsel Shivana Jorawar.

Baton Rouge Police has arrested a 49-year-old man on first-degree murder for allegedly beating to death his 76-year-old girlfriend. Sergeant L’ Jean Mckneely says Eric Augustus admitted to detectives he was told to kill his elderly friend after smoking mojo…
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Augustus is being held without a bond.

The first woman will be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction as 96-year-old Margie Jenkins receives that honor tonight during a ceremony hosted by the Louisiana Radio Network. Jenkins career in agriculture spans 80 years. Governor John Bel Edwards says Ms Margie remains very busy at the Jenkins Farm and Nursery in Amite….
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Jenkins is recognized nationwide as one of the most knowledgeable experts on the cultivation of rare, unusual and native landscaping plants.

New Orleans native Pete Lanaux will also be inducted posthumously. He’s known as one of the state’s most successful sugarcane growers, farming on 900 acres in St. John the Baptist Parish.