After a couple of weeks of dry weather, tropical moisture is invading the Bayou State…
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The U-S Army Corps of Engineers says the tropical rainmaker is not expected to affect the opening of the Morganza Spillway. The structure is still scheduled to open Sunday.

With the legislative session set to end on Thursday at 6 PM odds of a sports betting bill passing are not good. The proposal hit a roadblock in the House Appropriations and Chairman Cameron Henry says in this late hour, it’s not wise to push through…
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Supporters of the legislation point to a recent LSU poll that says 59-percent of Louisiana residents support legalized sports betting.

A bill seeking to ban hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel has failed to pass in this legislative session. Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval was not able to get his legislation passed in the Senate, after getting House approval. Huval says his bill mirrored a law recently passed in Georgia…
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Opponents of the legislation call Huval’s bill a government overreach.

Senator John Kennedy files legislation to address what he calls raw deals small news media outlets are getting from social media giants who use their content. Kennedy wants to empower small media outlets by temporarily suspending antitrust laws for them. He says this would allow them to collectively negotiate for more profit sharing from companies that use their content.
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Kennedy’s bill does have bipartisan support.