Louisiana lawmakers have decided to return to the State Capitol on Tuesday for a veto override session. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says Governor Edwards veto of the legislation that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender children was the trigger to bring lawmakers back…
The veto override session starts Tuesday and will end Saturday.
58-year-old Johnny Neely has been arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder, hate crimes, home invasion and a bench warrant after allegedly attacking a black Melville priest Thursday night. Police Chief Phillip Lucas says the investigation is ongoing and the machete attack has shaken the community.
Lucas says Neely of Melville had been walking around town looking for work and that he has a history of being in and out of jail.
Governor John Bel Edwards signed four legislations into law that would aid cancer patients in getting the treatments they need. Former state Rep. Julie Stokes is now with the Louisiana Oncology Society and the Survivors Cancer Action Network. She says the bills help assure care without unneeded exclusions and help keep covered treatments in pace with developing medical technologies…:
The new law also requires insurance to approve whatever oncologists prescribe as treatment.
Grand Coteau police chief Jeffrey Guilbeau has been arrested after authorities received a tip that he was involved in the use and distribution of illegal drugs. St Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says Guilbeau confessed to his involvement…
Guilbeau is charged with distribution, theft, obstruction of justice, and malfeasance in office.