The failure of Amendment 2 will have a profound effect on the upcoming legislative session. Colleen Crain reports.

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A 55-year-old cold case has finally been solved with the mother being arrested for the murder of her 16-month-old son in Sulphur.  Sean Richardson has more.

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The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out after it was soundly defeated over the weekend. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The overwhelming failure of Amendment 2 on Saturday will be a game-changer for the upcoming fiscal session. Jeremy Alford, the editor at LaPolitics-dot-com, says had it passed, it would have been a relatively quiet session. Now, not so much.

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Alford says this vote should have little to no impact on Governor Landry’s support among his staunchest supporters.

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Alford says with Saturday’s loss, Landry joins a long list of governors who have tried and failed to significantly alter the state constitution.

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In fact, Alford says the only modern governor to succeed was Edwin Edwards, who managed to replace the entire constitution.

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It took more than a half century, but an arrest has finally been made in the 1970 death of a 16-month-old boy. 75-year-old Alice Bunch Idlett of Norwood has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the 1970 death of her toddler son. Police Chief John Wall says the Sulphur Police Department reopened the case in 2022 at the request of the child’s family.

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Initially, Earl D. Bunch the Third’s injuries were attributed to a crib fall, and the case was closed due to lack of evidence. Wall says recent discoveries led to his body’s exhumation.

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A Grand Jury indicted Alice Bunch, and she is being held on 950-thousand dollars bond. Wall says the family finally has some closure.

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The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out following its defeat over the weekend. Carencro Representative Julie Emerson says the reason she authored the amendment as a broad rewrite of Article 7 of the state constitution is because there had been so many changes to it over the years, so she wanted to basically wipe the slate clean and start fresh.

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Emerson says it was just a few details of the amendment that voters were concerned about, and that’s why it was ultimately defeated.

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Emerson concedes that because there were so many components to the amendment, fellow lawmakers had trouble answering all the questions surrounding it.

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In all, Emerson says she and her colleagues learned a lot of lessons from the last several months, and she’s looking forward to the legislative session to continue these conversations.

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The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office takes down a street gang. Deputies arrested seven members of the Motion Gang on various charges, including attempted first-degree murder, drug possession and weapons charges. Sheriff Jason Ard says this gang is known as a “hybrid gang,” which is a bit more disorganized than a typical street gang.

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Sheriff Ard says gang activity can happen anywhere, and his deputies are working diligently to rid the parish of it.

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The seven gang members arrested include two juveniles, with the rest ranging in age from 18 to 23. Ard says more arrests will likely be forthcoming stemming from this investigation.

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Louisiana Tech begins a five-game week in south Louisiana as the Bulldogs will visit 7th-ranked LSU tonight and then travel to Lafayette to face the Ragin Cajuns. Tech coach Lane Burroughs knows his players are excited to play at Alex Box Stadium tonight…

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Tech comes to Baton Rouge after taking two of three from Kennesaw State. The Bulldogs are 17-11 overall, 4-2 in Conference USA play. Burroughs on the busy week…

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The Ragin Cajuns also begin a five-game week by hosting Northwestern State. U-L Lafayette swept James Madison this past weekend and the Cajuns are 14-and-15 overall. Coach Matt Deggs says his team will be challenged this week…

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Conor Higgs leads the Cajuns in hitting with a .351 average and he’s also hit 10 home runs and he’s scored 32 times in 29 games. Deggs likes Higgs approach at the plate…

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The failure of the four constitutional amendments over the weekend continues to send shockwaves across the entire state. Governor Landry told voters that the passage of Amendment Two could result in the state eliminating state income taxes one day. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says that didn’t motivate potential supporters of the amendment to vote.

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The opposition to Amendment 2 was led by Jan (YAHN) Moeller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana. Moeller says it was a decisive and appropriate verdict by the voters.

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While Landry is blaming the defeat on, in his words, far-left liberals spreading lies and propaganda, opponents note that a great many Republicans also voted no. A two-month long fiscal session begins in two weeks, and Pinsonat says more tax reform items will likely be introduced.

The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office is seeking death warrants for two death row inmates, 54-year-old Darrell Draughn and 47-year-old Marcus Reed. Reed killed three brothers in 2010 who he believed stole his girlfriend’s Xbox. Draughn stabbed a woman to death inside her home.

Governor Landry taps State Fire Marshal Bryan Adams to be the new commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles. Adams replaces Dan Casey, who resigned the position last Friday. Stepping in for Adams as the new state fire marshal is Deputy Chief Ed Branch.

Yesterday proved to be the last game of LSU All-American forward Aneesah Morrow’s college career. Morrow has exhausted all of her college eligibility. She leaves as one of the greatest rebounders in women’s college basketball history and gives a lot of credit to Coach Kim Mulkey…

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Governor Jeff Landry blames far left liberals for the defeat of Constitutional Amendment two. Sean Richardson reports voters overwhelming rejected it and Republicans were a large percentage of the no votes…

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Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana President Steven Procopio says those organizing opposition to Amendment 3 also motivated voters to vote no on all other amendments on the ballot.

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Some alarming social media posts led to the arrest of an 18-year-old former St. Tammany Parish School student. A parent first brought to the attention of school administrators posts threatening the safety of the school. Administrators reported the posts to the Pearl River Police Department and their investigation led to the arrest of Webster Bourgeois. Sheriff Randy Smith says, “We have made it very clear that threats like this will be taken seriously.”

The LSU women’s basketball team’s season ended Sunday with a loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight and now All-American guard Flau’jae Johnson has a decision to make. She’s eligible for next month’s WNBA draft and could forgo her senior season and turn pro. Johnson won a national championship at LSU her freshman season and averaged 18 points this season, her junior campaign. Coach Kim Mulkey would be sad to see Johnson go…

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Governor Landry blamed liberal billionaire George Soros for this weekend’s defeat of Amendment 2, accusing Soros and far left liberals for pouring million dollars into the state with propaganda and lies about the Amendment, though he provided no evidence. Invest in Louisiana Executive Director Jan Moeller Republicans also voted against Amendment Two….

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Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it was just not Democrats who voted down Constitutional Amendment Two. Pinsonat says conservatives were concerned that the passage of Amendment Two would make changes to property tax exemptions for churches…

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Louisiana has a new Commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles. Monday, Governor Landry announced his appointment of Bryan Adams to the position. Adams says he’s dedicated to improving systems and ensuring exceptional services, adding, the current system has faced challenges for too long. As Admas leave his current position as State Fire Marshal, Deputy Chief for the State Fire Marshal’s office, Dale “Ed” Branch will assume those duties.

The LSU women’s basketball All-American guard Flau’jae Johnson has a decision to make. She’s eligible for next month’s WNBA draft and could forgo her senior season and turn pro. Johnson won a national championship at LSU her freshman season and averaged 18 points this season. Johnson said she plans to talk over her decision with her family and Coach Mulkey, before making an announcement. Mulkey was Johnson’s first big recruit out of high school after she was hired at LSU…

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Some alarming social media posts led to the arrest of an 18-year-old former St. Tammany Parish School student. A parent first brought to the attention of school administrators posts threatening the safety of the school. Administrators reported the posts to the Pearl River Police Department and their investigation led to the arrest of Webster Bourgeois. Sheriff Randy Smith says, “We have made it very clear that threats like this will be taken seriously.”

LSU All-American forward Aneesah Morrow won’t be joining the Lady Tigers next season as she’s used up her college eligibility. Morrow transferred to LSU after two seasons at DePaul. She leaves LSU as one of the greatest rebounders in women’s college basketball history and gives a lot of credit to her coach, Kim Mulkey…

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Morrow finished with 1,714 rebounds, the third most in NCAA DI history.

The shocking outcome of Saturday’s constitutional amendment election continues to reverberate around the state. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Governor Landry blamed far left liberals for the defeat of Amendment 2. Invest in Louisiana Executive Director Jan Moeller says Republicans also voted no on the amendments. He says the rejection reflects voter frustration and skepticism toward sweeping constitutional changes…

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Governor Jeff Landry blames far left liberals for the defeat of Constitutional Amendment two. Sean Richardson reports 65-percent of the voters rejected it and Republicans were a large percentage of the voters…

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The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office is seeking death warrants for two death row inmates, 54-year-old Darrell Draughn and 47-year-old Marcus Reed. Reed killed three brothers in 2010 that he believed stole his girlfriend’s Xbox. Draughn killed a woman who was found dead in her stabbed or cut 61 times.

Not only was Constitutional Amendment Two shot down by voters on Saturday’s ballot, but all four amendments went down in defeat. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says there was widespread opposition against Amendment 3 which would have allowed lawmakers to more easily expand the list of crimes juveniles can be charged as adults…

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The 2025 legislative session begins two weeks from today and political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Governor Landry can rebound from this political defeat, by pushing legislation that could lower insurance rates…

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The failure of the four constitutional amendments over the weekend continues to send shockwaves across the entire state. Steven Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says Constitutional Amendment 2, which was the one that got by far the most attention, likely failed because it was way too much to unpack in a single election.

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The opposition to Amendment 2 was led by Jan (YAHN) Moeller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana. Moeller says it was a decisive and appropriate verdict by the voters.

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In a statement after the election, Governor Landry said, in his words, Soros and far left liberals poured millions of dollars into Louisiana with propaganda and outright lies about Amendment 2. Moeller, however, says there was also a great deal of Republican opposition to all four amendments as well.

With the LSU women’s basketball team’s season ending yesterday with a loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight, All-American guard Flau’jae Johnson now has a decision to make. She’s eligible for next month’s WNBA draft and could forgo her senior season and turn pro. Johnson won a national championship at LSU her freshman season and averaged 18 points this season, her junior campaign. Coach Kim Mulkey would be sad to see Johnson go…

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All-American forward Aneesah Morrow is not coming back next season, because she’s used up her college eligibility.