The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act is on its way to the Governor’s desk after the Senate voted 32-6 to concur a House amendment. The lower chamber voted for it last week. The bill which bans transgender females from competing in female sports was vetoed by Governor John Bel Edwards last year. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat on what’s next for the bill.
The bill was amended to remove the ban from intramural sports.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports unemployment in Louisiana has reached a record low. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the not-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for April 2022 at just 3.5-percent. LWC Secretary Ava Cates says that’s the lowest rate since 1976 and very good news for Louisiana…:
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Louisiana will elect a new governor in about 18 months, and so far NO one has officially announced their candidacy. Attorney General Jeff Landry and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser have mentioned a possible run and New Orleans political analyst Ron Faucheux (pronounced: FO-shay) says state senators Rick Ward and Sharon Hewitt are also possibilities…
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You might have seen something that looks like a worm but isn’t quite one in south Louisiana recently. These so-called “hammerhead worms” are attracted to high temperatures and humidity. LSU AgCenter entomologist Nathan Lord says the hammerhead is a predator, and its prey unfortunately is the common earthworm.
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Lord says hammerheads aren’t easy to kill either.