Legislation requiring the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to review local, state, and federal elections has received final legislative passage. Evangeline Parish Senator Heather Cloud says it was over 20 years ago when there was an in-depth examination of elections. It resulted in the conviction of former elections commissioner Jerry Fowler who was involved in a kickback scheme in the selling of voting machines.
Cut 9 (07) “…but we verify.”

The bill also calls for parish registrars of voters to keep and maintain all records relating to absentee by mail and early voting 2 years following the election.

Preservation hall, the famous New Orleans music venue, will re-open it’s doors for in-person audiences tomorrow. It’s ironic that June 10th is the 60th anniversary of the day preservation hall first opened it’s doors in 1961. The club has been closed for 15 months which is the longest closure for the site.

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A bill to increase hunting and fishing license fees in the state is on its way to the Governor’s desk. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Undersecretary Bryan McClinton says while license fees will increase, they also add more privileges.
McClinton says the bill is an effort to restructure fees to help the department become self-sufficient again due to a loss in revenue from oil and gas royalties. McClinton says the legislature had to earmark $17 million to keep the agency afloat.
Cut 11 (07) “…this country.”