At the Capitol, a legislative effort to stop a rule requiring students 16 and older from having to show proof of a COVID vaccine in order to attend school meets defeat in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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State prosecutors have charged three state troopers for the 2020 roadside beating of Antonio Harris in Franklin Parish. Former troopers Jacob Brown, Dakota DeMoss and Kam Harper will all be tried for battery. No comment from the accused or their lawyers.

A bill that would let Louisiana colleges and boosters of their athletic programs pay student-athletes as part of name, image and likeness deals continues to advance through the Louisiana legislator. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick is the author of the proposal and got the bill through the House Education Committee…:

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UL System President Jim Hightower says this legislation is not in violation of NCAA policy.

A NOAA study says there’s a potential link in the decline of air pollution to the increase in the number of hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says efforts in North America and Europe to improve the environment have shown a surge in Atlantic hurricanes…:

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Environmental efforts in the US have decreased pollution by about 50-percent.