An auto insurance reform bill advances to the full House, with the support of the governor and despite the opposition of the insurance commissioner. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Office of Juvenile Justice confirmed today that a 17-year-old male in custory briefly escaped during an on campus transport. . The juvenile was beign transported by vehicle between the north and sound campuses when the escape occurred. OJJ security protocols were activated immediately after notified, and on site staff initiated a search, and the juvenile was apprehended without incident.
The House Natural Resources Committee approves a bill banning the release of balloons outdoors, fining violators up to 150-dollars for a first offense. The bill’s author Harahan Representative John Illg says balloons are a source of litter and can cause problems for wildlife. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser supports the bill and admitted that the law would be difficult to enforce, but they are hoping that having the law will encourage people not to release balloons into the air.
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LSU pitcher Gavin Guidry will not pitch this season as he’ll undergo back surgery on Friday. Guidry has the most experience on LSU’s staff pitching in SEC games, so he was an important piece to this season. But the Lake Charles native never pitched this season after sustaining an back injury in February. Johnson says despite treatments and medicine, they could not get him healthy enough to pitch…
LSU will begin an SEC series tomorrow night against Alabama.