The 2023 election for Louisiana’s next governor is over a year away, but a new statewide poll shows it is wide open. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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A Covington woman is in jail after her six-month-old child died in the hospital from a severe head injury. Hospital workers called police on March 23rd, after seeing how badly the baby was hurt. The infant died Saturday. The mother, 28-year-old Madelyn Mejia-Gallo is charged with 2nd degree murder.
State Lawmakers will put their regular legislative session on pause, to hold a special veto override session starting Wednesday. Governor Edwards vetoed a congressional district map passed by GOP majorities in the House & Senate. He objected to it not creating a second majority black congressional voting district. The House will need 70 of 105 votes to overturn the veto; the senate 29 votes. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says lawmakers should vote based upon what their district would want…:
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There are 68 Republicans in the House, so an override will require at least one Democrat and one Independent to vote for it.
The state supplement to the pay local police and fire fighters get would go up by $100 a month under legislation approved Monday by the Senate Finance Committee. That would take it from an extra $500 a month to $600 a month. Passed without objection, the bill now goes to the Senate floor for debate.