The general election phase of the U.S. Senate race is underway, with Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis expanding their messaging beyond their party voters. They have four months to make their cases to voters of all political leanings. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says job number one for Letlow is to make sure Republican voters are fully behind her.

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The NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model will end the days of 25 and 26-year-olds playing college athletics. The system does, however, still grant up to five seasons of eligibility. Lincoln Parish Journal Publisher Malcolm Butler says it could have a similar effect to COVID eligibility, oversaturating college sports with older athletes.

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As a result, low-star and zero-star prospects may lose their spots on top programs. 

Governor Landry’s plan to fund a two-thousand-dollar teacher stipend will move forward after a state judge lifted his order that temporarily blocked it. Jeff Palermo has more.

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A New Orleans criminal court judge is suing the state and Governor Landry over a bill awaiting his signature that would eliminate three judgeships on the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. John John T. Fuller claims that it required a vote of two-thirds of the entire House and Senate membership, and it failed to reach that mark in each house.