Within the last hour, the State Senate has passed the congressional map with five Republican-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning district. The vote was 27 to 10, straight down party lines. West Monroe Republican Jay Morris defended the map he created. 

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The bill now moves to the House. Like the Senate, Democrats don’t have close to the numbers needed to offer any resistance toward passage.

Vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will soon be a thing of the past. A House bill to replace the inspection sticker with a QR code will soon be on the desk of the Governor, who has said he will sign it. While some argued that eliminating inspection stickers might be detrimental for some service stations, Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau said inspections are not a major source of revenue for them.

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16 and 17-year-olds can now get a job without all the red tape. Joe Gallinaro reports.

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The NFL releases its 2026 schedule tonight and it’s been leaked the Saints will open the season on the road at Detroit. The Black and Gold will also be on the road Thanksgiving weekend as they will visit Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and the Bengals in Cincinnati.