Several roads are flooded across south Louisiana as a result of a slow-moving storm system that’s dumped a half-foot to a foot of rain in some areas. In West Baton Rouge Parish, the sheriff’s office says one person is dead and another missing after a vehicle drove into a flooded ditch. Another four to six inches of rain is possible today.

Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson says the House will vote today on his legislation that would legalize marijuana…
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A debate over the credibility of COVID vaccines broke out in the House civil law Committee yesterday. Here’s an exchange between Amite Representative Robby Carter, who shared that he’s had a kidney transplant, and Candace Timphony, who spoke against vaccines.
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The House panel approved two bills one that would protect employers from civil liability if they don’t require workers or customers to get the coronavirus vaccine. Another measure would prohibit state or local governments and agencies from requiring a COVID vaccine to get a license or even a degree from a university.

A Disney Plus feature film called Crater is set to begin filming at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge. Celtic Director of Studio Operations Aaron Bayham….
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More than a dozen film and TV projects are reportedly in production or pre-production in Louisiana right now.