Strong storms rolled through north Louisiana last night. The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s office reports minor damage. SWEPCO reports about 40-thousand of its customers in Louisiana are without power from Shreveport to Natchitoches. There’s another chance for strong storms this afternoon.

Two pieces of legislation pertaining to COVID vaccines advance to the House floor. Brooke Thorington has more…
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A Senate committee has approved legislation that would strengthen the penalties against those who distribute medication that can induce an abortion. Louisiana Right to Life says the measure would give local district attorneys the ability to prosecute these crimes and clarifies that it’s illegal to provide or mail so-called abortion pills without an in-person physician visit. But abortion-rights attorney Ellie Schilling is concerned the bill also punishes the pregnant woman…
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The bill’s author, Slidell Senate Sharon Hewitt, says she’ll amend the legislation to clarify it does not criminalize a woman seeking an abortion.

A nationwide survey of small business owners finds inflation is their number one concern. NFIB state director Dawn McVea says the impact is real…
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The percentage of business owners expecting conditions to improve over the next sixth months is at its lowest level in the 48-year history of the survey.