The US Supreme Court has ruled that states outside of Nevada are now allowed to permit sports gambling. Mississippi approved legislation that would allow sports betting, but Louisiana’s legislature rejected legislation that would have brought the issue to voters this fall. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says that’s great news…. for Beau Rivage.
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Martiny says Louisiana could generate more revenue for the state with sports betting and hopes it gets approved in the future.

Authorities say a Sorrento man was killed when his Dad wrecked a boat they were in Saturday night on the Amite River. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck says 53-year-old Patrick White was operating a 20-foot aluminum vessel when it slammed into a river wall.
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The impact killed 27-year-old Caleb White. Patrick White has is facing numerous charges, including vehicular homicide.

A House bill that allows some convicted felons while serving probation and parole to get their voting privileges back cleared the Senate Governmental Affairs committee today. Current law says felons must complete probation and parole, before they are able to vote. Checko Yancy is the executive director of “Organize to Educate” who still cannot vote.
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The bill restores voting rights five years after he or she is released from prison. The measure heads to full Senate for final approval.

The American Civil Liberties Union says the Webster Parish School District will no longer subject students to school-sponsored Christian prayer as the result of a consent decree approved by a federal judge.
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That’s Louisiana A-C-L-U staff attorney Bruce Hamilton, who says this is a victory for all students in the Webster Parish School District. A student at Lakeside claimed the district promoted religion by broadcasting prayers over the P-A system.