After years of presenting legislation to ban handheld cellphone use, Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval’s bill is finally closer to becoming law. It passed in the House on a 55 to 38 vote. Huval says a number of lawmakers helped amend the legislation to improve its chances, for example…
It has just under two weeks to receive Senate approval.
For the second straight year, the governor will have to decide whether to veto a bill prohibiting transgender females from competing in organized female sports. John Bel Edwards vetoed it last year, but the bill was amended to remove the ban from intramural sports. Political Analyst Pinsonat says Edwards has said the amendment makes a difference.
Cut 11 (05) “…better bill.”
Louisiana will elect a new governor in about 18 months, but there are virtually NO officially announced candidates at this time. New Orleans political analyst Ron Faucheux (pronounced: FO-shay) says, in years past, prospective candidates would have announced their intentions by now to maximize campaign fundraising…:
Cut 7 (07) “…than they used to.”
So far Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and Attorney General Jeff Landry have announced their intent to run.
LSU Ag Center entomologist Nathan Lord says based on the reports he’s getting there’s an increase in hammerhead worms, especially in south Louisiana. He says the head of the worm is shaped like a hammerhead and they’re not good for your garden, because they prey on earthworms and while not harmful to humans…