The full senate passed the budget bill on a 26 to 9 vote. Jeff Palermo has more on the state’s spending plan that heads to the governor’s desk…
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish continues to recover from a gunshot wound to the hip after he and four others were shot at a baseball practice on Wednesday morning. Scalise remains in critical condition after this third surgery but has improved over the last 24 hours according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

In federal court today, arguments were heard over state abortion laws passed last year. The laws extend waiting periods, ban certain procedures and restrict what doctors can perform abortions. Executive Director for the Louisiana Right to Life, Ben Clapper, defends the pro-life laws.
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But Attorney Zoe Levine says these restrictions put undue burdens on women’s access to abortion care.
Many families will be outside grilling steaks with Dad this weekend, as Father’s Day is Sunday. Executive Vice President of the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association Robert Joyner says beef prices have been declining over the last few years and the beef industry has rebounded in a big way.
Cut 14 (08) “good year”