The Special Session has come to an end and A closed party primary bill is heading to Jeff Landry’s desk, but it’s not as expansive as the governor wanted. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Louisiana Legislature has also sent a Congressional map with two majority Black districts to the governor’s desk. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick gave the legislature until January 30th to rewrite the map because it violated the Voting Rights Act by not having two majority-minority districts. St. Bernard Parish Representative Michael Bayham voted against the map because of the rushed process.
Grammy-winning Cajun musician Jo-EL Sonnier will be laid to rest tomorrow in Sulphur. As a child, he was diagnosed with autism. Executive Director of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Mike Shepard says as a way to cope, Sonnier’s physician told him to learn to play an instrument and the doctor agreed with his choice of the accordion.
Sonnier was 77. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to AutismSpeaks-dot-org.
2 people died as a result of the recent frigid weather. The Louisiana Department of Health reports coroners confirmed that the deaths of a 36-year-old male in Rapides Parish and a 73-year-old female were weather related due to hypothermia.