8:30 LRN Newscast

Louisiana U-S District Judge Terry Doughty of Ravyille has blocked nationwide an attempt by the Biden Administration to require health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the mandate is forcing some workers to look for a new job…
cut 6 (06) “…that’s problematic”
Doughty wrote the Biden Administration doesn’t have the authority to bypass Congress in issuing such a mandate.

St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper says it’s a bogus rumor that a second casino will be built in the parish if voters approve a proposition that allows for a casino to be constructed in Slidell. Cooper is asking all registered voters to vote on the issue which appears on the December 11th ballot…
cut 13 (09) “….from day one”
Early voting continues through Saturday.

The U-S Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. If the nation’s highest court rules in favor of this new abortion limit, a 15-week abortion ban will also go into effect in Louisiana. Oral arguments were presented to the Supreme Court yesterday. Michelle Erenberg is the President of Lift Louisiana, a women’s advocacy group that defends the right to abortions
Cut 8 (13) “…is critical.”
Ben Clapper is the executive director of Louisiana Right to Life…
cut 9 (12) “…Post Roe Louisiana”
The Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on this issue in June