After an intense debate, the Senate gave final legislative approval to a measure that will give voters a chance in 2020 to decide if the state constitution should make it clear it does not provide a right to an abortion. New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson voiced her frustration that the legislation does not include exceptions for rape and incest…
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Governor Edwards signed a separate anti-abortion law last week that would prohibit abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected by doctors.

A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would use 700-million dollars in BP oil spill settlement money to pay for several road projects around the state. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says politically it’s a double-edged sword…
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Today is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied northern France, which was the turning point of World War Two. Some 10-thousand men from the Allied forces lost their lives on the beaches of Normandy. Louisiana US Senator Bill Cassidy says every American should take time to think about these brave soldiers…
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Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco is heading into the Saints Hall of Fame as she will receive the Fleur de Lis Award for her work to repair the Superdome after it was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Blanco says she’ll never forget the first game back in the Dome after the rebuild…
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Blanco will receive her honor in October. Reggie Bush and Marques Colston will also be inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame that day.