The Louisiana House has failed to override Governor Edwards’ veto of a bill to prohibit transgender individuals from competing in women’s sports. In order to execute the veto, the measure needed 70 votes and it got 68. In his veto message, Governor Edwards called the bill discriminatory. But during debate on the House floor, Metairie Representative Laurie Schlegel disagrees
Supporters of the transgender sports ban say this bill will help create a fair playing field. But New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis says the bill would result in transgender boys on a girls’ team and lead to privacy-violating tests of girls…
Cut 14 (12) “…biological girl”
A 17-year-old drown Tuesday after he was thrown from a horse in a retention pond. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says Jacory Levier led the horse into the pond and the horse got spooked and Levier couldn’t swim. Guidroz says they received a call shortly before six last night about a possible drowning.
The retention pond was near Beau Chene High School in the Grand Coteau area.
UL-Lafayette kicks off their “Don’t Wait. Vaccinate!” incentive program in an effort to make campus as safe as possible for students and staff. Dean of Students Dr. Margarita Perez says UL-Lafayette is one of eight schools in the state taking part in the White House and CDC’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge.
Some of the prizes include iPhones and free parking on campus.