Before House Bill 691, which provides for the investigation of non-citizens found to be on the state’s voter rolls, advanced out of the House Governmental Affairs Committee, debate got a little tense between Shreveport Democrat Joy Walters and the Committee Chairman, New Iberia Republican Beau Beaullieu.
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The bill, one of Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s election integrity bills, would send voter rolls to the federal government for a citizenship check. Landry says a recent check of the state’s voter rolls through a federal database found hundreds of ineligible voters. The bill now moves to the full House.
Tourism officials are hailing Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport’s Master Plan. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Speculation that Will Wade could return as the Tigers’ men’s basketball coach has gained steam after multiple reports say LSU is working to hire McNeese AD Heath Schroyer as a senior administrator. Schroyer hired Wade at McNeese in 2023. LSU President Wade Rousse, and LSU board chair Lee Mallett also could factor into a potential return to Baton Rouge. Tiger Rag editor Glenn Guilbeau says there likely won’t be any official moves until later next week.