A bill to allow social media users in the state to sue platforms like Twitter and Facebook if they are blocked for political or religious speech is dead for this legislative session after the proposal failed to receive a hearing in the House. Republican Monroe Senator Jay Morris is disappointed and believes social media has too much power.
A bill that would have banned drivers from handling their cell phones while behind the wheel failed by one vote in the Senate. The House-approved measure needed 20 votes to pass the upper chamber, but it received 19. Franklin Senator Bret Allain sees this as the government interfering with a person’s life…
Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval has been trying to get this legislation passed for years. The session ends on Thursday.
Governor John Bel Edwards and Canadian-based Canfor Corporation announce a new 160-million-dollar lumber mill will be built in Beauregard Parish near DeRidder. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the location will help pulp and paper production companies in the area…
The sawmill project will process yellow pine from Louisiana forests with the manufacturing capacity to produce a variety of wood products.
LSU took down Oregon in the Eugene Regional and will now battle it out with Tennessee in Knoxville in the Super Regionals. As LSU keeps winning, coach Paul Mainieri will remain in the dugout until the season ends. Outfielder Gavin Dugas says Mainieri’s retirement announcement gave the team extra motivation.