State lawmakers have taken the weekend off after spending the last two weeks debating new district lines for Congress, the state senate and house, Public Service Commission, BESE, and the Louisiana Supreme Court. The House and Senate have approved new Congressional district maps that keep the status quo of one majority-minority Congressional District.

During House debate, New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis told Houma Representative Tanner Magee there should be two majority Black districts because the black population has grown to 33-percent in Louisiana…
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The redistricting session must end a week from tomorrow February 20th at 6 PM. The legality of the maps will likely have to be settled by the courts.

Former LSU Tiger Andrew Whitworth has received the NFL’s most prestigious honor, and one of his best friends says no one deserves it more.
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Carmen Million with the Better Business Bureau says if you are placing an online sports bet on the Super Bowl make sure the website or app is legitimate and ignore pop-up requests. She says if you’ve been a victim of an internet crime, report it to the Internet Complaint Center, but getting your money back is unlikely…
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