The House Education Committee approved a Senate-backed measure that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams. The panel heard testimony from retired women’s soccer player Anne Metz, who said her career ended when she was blindsided during a game by a biological male who self-identified as a female…
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The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act just needs full House approval and then it goes to the governor, where could it be vetoed again.

A bill to prohibit handheld cell phones while driving failed to gain passage in the House. Plaquemine Representative and Attorney Chad Brown is concerned Mike Huval’s proposed law could lead to illegal searches…
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The bill failed to pass by five votes.

The U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to overturn the landmark Roe versus Wade case based on an opinion draft leaked to the media. Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom coordinator Jessica Frankel says the nation’s highest court is going against popular opinion across the country…
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A recent LSU poll found 49-percent of Louisiana residents thought abortion should be illegal, while 46-percent say it should be legal.

It’s hurricane preparedness week and state officials are encouraging residents to get prepared now even though the season does not officially begin until June 1st. Governor Edwards says one of the lessons learned from Hurricanes Laura and Ida is that storms are intensifying faster…
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