The Legislature appears set to head into a July 20th veto session with widespread agreement that a simple majority of both the House and Senate will not return letters that would cancel the pre-scheduled session, as they have in the past. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says once lawmakers return to Baton Rouge they will only have a few days to override any vetoes and that’s not much time given the wide range of bills that were nixed…
Both of those bills received veto-proof support during the regular session.
Congressional lawmakers appear to be teetering on abandoning a half-trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure agreement. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says given what the bill would do locally he hopes they can ultimately get this legislation to the President…
There are growing concerns among health experts that the delta variant of COVID could bring a return of the mask mandate. Brooke Thorington has more
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Hammond Police are seeking a suspect in an early morning fatal shooting at a Waffle House on the 4th of July. The incident claimed the life of 30-year-old Robbert Armstrong of Ponchatoula, who was pronounced dead on the scene when officers arrived around 4 AM in the morning. Anyone with information about his shooting is encouraged to contact Hammond Police.