An effort to hold a constitutional convention on May 20th clears its first legislative hurdle. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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After a dolphin was found riddled with bullets in Cameron Parish, a $20,000 reward is being offered. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Senate Transportation Committee has put the brakes on a bill that sought to repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law. Beau Gaspard has more…
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House Governmental Affairs has approved the legislation calling Louisiana to convene a constitutional convention on May 20th. Governor Landry wants 171 delegates to streamline the current constitution. Former state representative Neil Abramson says that can be accomplished by moving items out of the constitution and into state law
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The vote was nine to five in favor of the constitutional convention and the vote went down party lines. Baton Rouge Democrat Denise Marcelle asked what’s the big hurry in holding a constitutional convention next month…
Marcelle also complained about a lack of transparency as the public is in the dark about what changes could be made to the state’s constitution…
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Governor Landry has scheduled a press conference at 9 AM today to discuss the proposed constitutional convention. Landry says moving certain sections out of the constitution and putting them into state law, gives legislators more flexibility when there is a budget deficit, preventing deep cuts to health care and higher ed
The constitutional convention bill heads to the House floor for more discussion.
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Authorities are asking for help and offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the death of a dolphin riddled with bullets in Cameron Parish. Matt Walia with NOAA’s Fisheries Office of Compliance says they received a report of a deceased bottlenose dolphin on March 13th.
The dolphin was found on West Mae Beach.
According to the necropsy, Walia says they believe the dolphin was most likely killed just before it was found Wednesday, March 13th.
Bullets were found in the brain, spinal cord, and heart of the mammal.
Walia says harassing, harming, killing, or feeding wild dolphins is prohibited under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and violators can be civilly or criminally charged up to $100,000 and serve up to a year in jail per violation.
If you have any information you are urged to call the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at 1-800-853-1964.
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The Senate Transportation Committee has put a stop to an effort to repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law that’s been in place since 2004. Bridget Gardner, the coordinator of the Community Injury Prevention Program at the University Medical Center New Orleans told the panel motorcycle deaths will go up if you pass this law
Vernon Parish Representative Rodney Schamerhorn is the author of the legislation. He agrees deaths will likely go up if his bill passes, but he believes in personal choice…
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Caddo Parish Coroner Todd Thoma says not only will highway deaths go up, so will serious injuries as a result of helmetless motorcycle riders…
The panel made no motion to advance the legislation to the Senate floor, which likely means the bill is dead for the session.
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The NFL Draft will kick off tomorrow at 7 pm with the first round hopefully including three LSU Tigers with Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas Junior all predicted to go in the first round. College Football analyst Mike Detillier says that Jayden Daniels has really improved his skill set and earned his number 2 overall projection.
Malik Nabers is also projected to be a very high first-rounder in this draft. Nabers is projected to be the Giants pick at sixth overall. Detillier says the Giants have a history of taking talented LSU receivers, most notably Odell Beckham Junior, and if they don’t, he says Nabers will cause considerable consideration from a couple of teams looking at other positions.
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Brian Thomas Junior is projected to go in the mid-twenties around pick 24. The receiver had a breakthrough season alongside Nabers last season but didn’t do too well the previous season. Detillier says that teams love the natural talent he has and that he can quickly develop into a special NFL player.
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The Saints are scheduled to have the number 14 overall pick tomorrow night in the 2024 NFL Draft. There have been rumors about the Saints trading up in the first round in order to pick their favorite player at receiver or offensive tackle and Locked On Saints Podcast Host Ross Jackson says there is the opportunity for the Saints to trade with old partners.
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After the sudden retirement of Saints Left Tackle James Hurst, the Saints are predicted to use their first round pick on an offensive tackle. New Orleans will have a talented pool of offensive tackles to pick from that ranges from Penn State’s Olumuyiwa Fasanu to Alabama’s JC Latham.
The Saints have nine picks in this year’s draft and seven of their picks are in the 5th round or later. Jackson says those seven picks give the Saints plenty of mobility in this year’s draft if they choose to move up for a player or down to get more draft capital.
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