Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order to call for a redistricting special session on his first day in office. Lawmakers will also debate a move to a closed primary election. Senate President Cameron Henry says that may hurt some newly elected U-S Representatives and Senators when it comes to seniority…

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Also Among Governor Landry’s first actions in office was overturning the appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin…

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Erwin says if the governor hadn’t issued the executive order, he believes incoming BESE members would have overturned the appeal process that was at the center of controversy…

A Louisiana survey reveals homeowner and car insurance is ranked number one as the biggest issue for Louisianans in the Bayou State. Crime ranked third following education and healthcare. Pollster John Couvillon says it’s not shocking that crime is also an issue for Louisiana residents.

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Taxes and spending ranked fourth, inflation ranked fifth, and social issues like abortion ranked sixth. During the regular session, Couvillon says Governor Jeff Landry and the new legislature will have to solve issues that are important to residents across the state.

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education elected its 2024-2027 board officers during a special called meeting on Jan. 9. Of the three officers elected, two of them represent Northeast Louisiana districts 5 and 4.

Among Governor Landry’s first actions in office was overturning the highly debated appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam, making Louisiana the only state in the country that does not have an appeals process. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says the debate highlighted two issues… one that the process was for students who were not fluent in English, and two that this particular process was implemented at the end of Edward’s term.

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A Breaux Bridge High School baseball player committed to LSU E is facing months of rehabilitation and uncertainty after a shooting left him paralyzed and unable to breathe on his own. 18-year-old Kole Hebert was a victim of a shooting on January 6^th severing his cervical spinal cord. He also suffered a skull fracture. Bullet fragments were not able to be retrieved.  Hebert is currently in Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge and the next days and weeks are critical as all injuries may not yet be apparent. Hebert faces many months of recovery and rehabilitation. A Go Fund Me account has received funds and support.

A poll of 650 likely voters indicates Louisianans’ top issues are insurance, education, healthcare, crime, Taxes and spending, inflation, and social issues like abortion. And Pollster John Couvillon says During the regular session, Governor Jeff Landry and the new legislature will have to solve the issues that are important to residents.

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A Neville High School student was laid to rest today.  16-year-old Tarver Braddock of Monroe died in a fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday January Fifth at a deer camp in Jefferson County, Mississippi where Braddock, a student athlete at Neville High School in Monroe was staying with 5 other teens. Authorities are investigating the cause of the overnight fire and say five teens were able to escape through a window. Braddock was pronounced dead at the scene. His community and coach are asking for prayers for his family.

Neville High School is morning the death of one of their own as 16-year-old student athlete, Tarver Braddock is laid to rest. Braddock died in a fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday January Fifth at a deer camp in Jefferson County, Mississippi where Braddock, was staying with 5 other teens. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the overnight fire and say five teens were able to escape through a window. Braddock died at the scene. His community and his coach are asking for prayers for his parents, his family and his friends.

Governor Jeff Landry has overturned the appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says if the governor hadn’t issued the executive order, he believes incoming BESE members would have overturned it

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One of Jeff Landry’s first acts as governor is calling lawmakers to the state capitol for a redistricting session. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A JMC Analytics poll reveals 26 percent of Louisianans believe the cost of homeowner and car insurance is the biggest issue in the Bayou State. Legislation addressing the state’s high insurance premiums will be discussed in the regular session that begins in the spring and Pollster John Couvillon says residents will be paying attention to what lawmakers are going to do.

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A Neville High School student was laid to rest today.  16-year-old Tarver Braddock of Monroe died in a fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday January Fifth at a deer camp in Jefferson County, Mississippi where Braddock, a student athlete at Neville High School in Monroe was staying with 5 other teens. Authorities are investigating the cause of the overnight fire and say five teens were able to get out through a window. They were badly burned but did not suffer life-threatening injuries. Braddock was pronounced dead at the scene. His community and coach are asking for prayers for his family.

Among Governor Landry’s first actions in office was overturning the appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says Landry mentioned early on that he was against this particular proposal for waving those graduation requirements…

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A statewide poll of 650 likely voters finds car and home insurance rates are the number one issue for Louisianans. Teiko Foxx has more…

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In the upcoming redistricting special session, Louisiana legislators may begin debating a move to closed primary elections. Moving from open primary elections to closed primaries would be a major change in how we elect our officials. Senate President Cameron Henry says the special session is at least giving legislators the ability to debate this issue and can vote on it at a later time…

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Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order for a redistricting special session. Senate President Cameron Henry…

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Henry says the special session will also give legislators the ability to debate on closed primary elections and can vote on it at a later time…

On his first day in office, Governor Jeff Landry overturned the appeal process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin…

Cut 11 (12) “…the future.”

Louisiana is the only state in the country that does not have an appeals process.The first BESE Board meeting for 2024 is scheduled for January 17^th.

A poll by JMC Analytics finds the biggest issue in the Bayou State is high rates of homeowner and car insurance. Pollster John Couvillon says The poll of 650 likely voters shows 26 percent are concerned with insurance rates and crime was the third top concern.

Cut 7 (06) “…couple years.” 

Taxes and spending ranked fourth, inflation ranked fifth, and social issues like abortion ranked sixth.

34-year-old Catrica Hardy was arrested after a four year old was found dead in a closet at a home in Greenville, Mississippi. Authorities say around 4:30 Monday, the parent of the toddler called about a welfare check after not seeing the child for weeks. Hardy, is facing manslaughter and child deprivation of necessities with substantial harm charges, authorities said.

Governor Landry overturns the appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says if the governor hadn’t issued the executive order, he believes incoming BESE members would have reversed the process…

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And during the special redistricting session, lawmakers will debate changing from open to closed primary elections. Senate President Cameron Henry says a closed primary election would end the December run-off in Congressional races, which hurts newly elected U.S. Representatives and Senators when it comes to seniority…

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A statewide poll of 650 likely voters finds auto and home insurance rates are the number one issue for Louisianans. Teiko Foxx has more…

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Among Governor Landry’s first actions in office was overturning the appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP exam. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says Landry mentioned early on that he was against this particular proposal for waving those graduation requirements…

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Library visits in Louisiana were up more than 20-percent in 2022 and State Librarian Meg Placke says they were busy answering 2.5 million reference questions online and in person the same year. She invites even more visitors to research what’s going on at their local library…

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54-percent of Louisianans are library card holders…

One of Jeff Landry’s first acts as governor is calling lawmakers to the state capitol for a redistricting session. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Houma Police are investigating a fatal shooting involving two men from Alabama. The incident happened around 1:30 Saturday morning at a sports bar. Police say Christopher Boutwell of Theodore shot the victim Marvin Reed of Mobile multiple times. Both are 39 years old. Boutwell is charged with second degree murder.