At the state capitol, the Louisiana House approved a Senate-backed bill that would prohibit transgender girls from playing female sports in Louisiana. Opponents say the legislation is unnecessary and mean-spirited, but Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds disagrees…
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The bill heads back to the Senate for agreement on a minor amendment and then it heads to the governor’s desk.

Legislation requiring written and oral permission from a parent or guardian before a school administers a vaccine to a child receive full House approval. Houma Representative Beryl Amedee says there were cases in Louisiana of kids forging a parental permission slip and getting the COVID shot. She says some school administrators asked her to file the bill to help protect them from liability…:
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Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves confirms to the USA Today Network he is considering a run for governor. The 50-year-old says nearly a thousand people have encouraged him to run. But Graves says 100-percent of his focus is on his re-election campaign and his job now in Congress.

Cleco is spreading the word on how you can save on your energy costs this summer. David Grubb has more…
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