Governor Jeff Landry announces he’s sending Louisiana National Guard troops to the southern border to assist the Texas National Guard. Louisiana National Guard Brigadier General Michael Greer says their tasks will be assigned through the Texas National Guard, but they will not be doing detention…
Cut 21 (10) “…under Texas law”
The 150 troop deployment could begin next month.

And the governor has released the call for the special session that will allow legislators to pass tough on crime legislation. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the Republican governor and GOP legislators will look to reverse many of the criminal justice reform policies that former Governor John Bel Edwards advocated for in 2017….
cut 14 (08) “…four years”

State Treasurer John Fleming has announced his opposition to the sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health. Fleming says in life an important principle is….if it’s not broke, don’t fix it…
cut 11 (08) “…be lost”
But Elevance Health says Louisiana can not afford to let special interests stand in the way of better healthcare and better health outcomes.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting is seeking independent short films from Louisiana filmmakers. If it’s excellent work, L-P-B will make it part of the annual P-B-S short film festival. L-P-B spokesperson Colleen Spillane says the films need to be between three and 15 minutes long…
cut 6 (08) “…nationwide”
The deadline is February 21st and the website is l-p-b-dot-org-slash-flimfest.