New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter believes only the LSU women’s basketball team should visit the White House because of their victory and the Iowa team should not. First Lady Jill Biden extended the offer to both schools and has since backtracked the invite after receiving backlash. Carter says he doesn’t believe there was ill intent on her behalf.
Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey wants to require high school students to receive instruction on organ donation. He says the instruction would be in cooperation with organizations like the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency.
He was asked by a constituent who lost their daughter in a 2021 car crash to write the legislation.
Gonzales state Senator Eddie Lambert files legislation to authorize all schools to have an on-campus, armed protection officer. Kevin Gallagher has more
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22-year-old American Idol winner Laine Hardy has enrolled in a pretrial diversionary program through the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s office for nonviolent offenders. Once completed Hardy will not be formally charged after being accused of hiding a recorder in his former girlfriend’s dorm room. Hardy was booked last April on one count of illegal wiretapping.