At the State Capitol, Senate members vote to resurrect a bill to ban transgender medical procedures for minors…after it was killed last week in the Health & Welfare Committee. Members voted to call the bill from the committee and sent it to a Judiciary committee, where it was sent to the Senate floor…:
CUT 08(11) “…with amendments.”
A floor vote could mean final passage for the bill, but the Governor has said several times he will veto it. Will lawmakers want to muster an override vote?
Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams is reportedly considering running for Governor; which would make him the second Democrat in the race. On Jim Engster’s radio show, Baton Rouge political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray says some may decide to get out of the race before the October 14th election…:
CUT 14(07) “…on August 10th.”
LSU is ending its controversial, seven-figure agreement allowing Caesar’s entertainment to advertise sports betting across the campus. Playfly sports, who helped broker the deal, says talk of ending it started when a bill was filed in the Legislature to prohibit state colleges from such agreements. Colleges in Michigan and Maryland have also severed ties with sports betting.
The peach industry continues to battle a fungus in the soil as the City of Ruston prepares to celebrate the 73rd Peach Festival Saturday…:
CUT 01(30) “…Teiko Foxx.”