Houma Representative Tanner Magee, who chairs a special House committee investigating the 2019 State Police custody death of Ronald Greene, says it was an appropriate decision by Colonel Lamar Davis to put L-S-P’s second in command on administrative leave. Magee says Lt. Colonel Doug Cain should not be actively working if he’s under investigation for having his cell phone data cleared…:
Cut 15 (07) “…all day long.”

Senate President Page Cortez wants to increase the fines for speeding on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The speed limit on the bridge is 60 miles per hour for cars and 55 for trucks. Cortez says speeders on that stretch of roadway believe they are saving time
Cut 10 (10) “…being killed.”
Cortez’s bill calls for a speeding ticket on the basin bridge to be five times the standard fine imposed. That would be $875 for first-time offenders.

A bill to create Education Savings Accounts, to help give parents more school choice options, clears the House Education Committee. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.”

A wind advisory is in effect for most of north Louisiana today and southwest Louisiana. Strong winds have led to power outages. SWEPCO is reporting nearly three thousand outages in the Shreveport area. The biggest chance for severe weather this week is Wednesday.