Wednesday night, Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed the congressional redistricting map that was passed by the state legislature, saying it failed to include a district that would allow a second Black candidate the opportunity to serve as a member of Louisiana’s congressional delegation. Capitol bureau editor of The Advocate, Mark Ballard says the map offers little change to the status quo.

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State senator Sharon Hewitt looks forward to the debate on a veto override.

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According to Triple-A, the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.13. Gas prices have increased by 90-cents over the last month. Could they increase another 90-cents and eclipse five dollars a gallon? Professor Pierre Conner director of the Tulane Energy Institute says it’s a possibility…

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Former LSU basketball player and Ukraine native Roman Rubchenko (roob-CHENK-oh) gives an update on conditions in his country amid the second week of the Russian invasion. Brooke Thorington has more.

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