Ted Cruz and John Kasich have both dropped out of the presidential race, and Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says not all Republicans will be happy to see Trump uncontested at the convention, but he doesn’t think the GOP will look for another nominee.
The House barely passed a measure to allow high school students to participate in a national sex survey. Baton Rouge Representative Denise Marcelle supports the legislation. She says lawmakers need to do something to prevent the cases of STDs and teen pregnancy from continuing to increase.
The measure passed 53-40 and now moves to the Senate.
Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter has withdrawn his bill to restrict college athletic teams, except LSU, from travelling more than 375 miles. Carter says he’s trying to make a point on the state’s priorities. He says there are a lot of out of student athletes using state dollars to travel when this money could be used to prevent cuts on the academic side….
Tonight’s Powerball jackpot has climbed to $348 million. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says Louisiana has had 15 Powerball jackpot winners. She says the last jackpot winner from Louisiana was in May of 2014. She says a Louisianan is due to win the grand prize again
Chopin says this is the 9th largest jackpot in Powerball history.