Governor Jeff Landry signed a law classifying two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances at a bill signing session today. He officially signed the measure last Friday. Bill sponsor Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly explained the bill amid cries from his baby niece.
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Pressly’s niece almost died in her mother’s womb after Pressly’s brother in law attempted to sneak these drugs into her mother’s drinks to induce an abortion. But health professionals say making the drugs a controlled substance is going too far and could hurt reproductive care.

Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves has said he may run in another district because his district is now a majority-minority district. But U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes that idea…
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Johnson was a guest on Talk Louisiana. If Graves seeks to represent the Sixth District, he will likely face a challenge from Black Democratic state senator Cleo Fields.

A Zachary woman was shot multiple times while trying to stop a suspected car burglar early this morning. Zachary PD Chief Darryl Lawrence says they received a call around three am of an individual trying to steal a car. He says while two women were watching, one approached the suspect and they got into a verbal altercation.
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An arrest in this case has not been made.

Police apprehended a 12-foot python that was living in the backyard of a home in Houma. Officials believe it may have slithered out of a nearby bayou. Houma Police Chief Travis Theriot says thankfully Officer Donald Aubrey was not afraid

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Houma Police turned over the snake to Wildlife and Fisheries officials. It unfortunately ate two of the homeowner’s pet geese.