A bill to prohibit discrimination in housing based on gender identity & gender preference advances out of the House Commerce Committee…
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Multiple reports say former state lawmaker and Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving his job as a top adviser to President Joe Biden. Richmond is the director of the White House’s Office of Public Engagement and is reportedly set to become a strategist for the Democratic National Committee.

Legislation that would double the fines for speeding on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge continues to make its way through the state Senate. The Senate Finance Committee approved the bill, as the legislation would use cameras to write speeding tickets and rely less on officers. Shreveport Senator Barry Milligan says one of his friends who was a police officer was killed after stopping a motorist on the bridge…
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The measure heads to the full Senate.

Brother Martin’s Richie Clementi is an elite high school wrestler and only a freshman. Clementi is 80-0 over the past two years, including winning the state championship in his weight class. Now, he’s the first high school athlete in Louisiana to sign a deal to compensate him for his name, image, and likeness.
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Clementi signed a four-figure deal with Friendly Powersports Slidell.