There’s potential for severe weather tonight and during the overnight hours. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says wind gusts stronger than 60 miles per hour and isolated flooding is possible, along with tornadoes…
Cut 7 (11) “…EF1s, EF2s”
Cooler temperatures tomorrow, with highs only in the 60, but it will be sunny.
A Senate committee approves a bill making it a crime to conduct a protest that disrupts church services. Meghan Garvey with the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers says the U-S Supreme Court has already ruled it unconstitutional to ban someone from protesting on a public sidewalk. Garvey says the bill also needs to do a better job in defining what is “disruptive” …
The measure heads to the Senate floor for more discussion.
US Senator Bill Cassidy held a hearing on college athletics that focused on NIL deals. Cassidy says some of these student athletes are being taking advantage of by their agent and the transferring from school to school is preventing them from workings towards a degree. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy raised concerns about trying to restrict what students can receive through NIL deals…
Cut 15 (10) “…professional sport.”
Cassidy plans to hold additional hearings on the issue.
March Madness is peaking right now in Lake Charles as the city is hosting the Southland Conference basketball tournament and the boys high school basketball championships. Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority Executive Director Eric Zartler….
Big upset in the boys’ basketball tournament today as 12th seeded Northside upset top seeded Madison Prep 65 to 61 in the Division Two select semifinals.