The Louisiana Legislature is poised to pass a bill that would ban abortions, even in the cases of rape and incest if the U-S Supreme Court reverses Roe versus Wade. Carencro Representative Julie Emerson says this bill makes it clear what would happen in Louisiana if Roe versus Wade is overturned…
cut 6 (10) “….and fines”
Doctors or others who perform abortions if it becomes illegal will face a prison sentence of up to 10 years.

Legislation that would prohibit teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity during classroom time did not get approved in this year’s legislative session. But Haughton Representative Dodie Horton says she will bring the bill back next year because she says educators should not discuss alternate lifestyles with young children…
cut 8 (10) “….teaching a standard”
The House Education Committee failed to approve Louisiana’s version of the “Don’t Say Gay Bill.”

Governor John Bel Edwards says he will testify before the legislative committee investigating the 2019 death of motorist Ronald Greene while in state police custody. Edwards says he viewed Lt. John Clary’s body camera footage in the Fall of 2020 days before he arranged for Greene’s family to see it, but it was several months later before the local district attorney had a chance to view it
Cut 13 (10) “…August of 2019.”
Edwards is confident his testimony before a legislative committee will show he was not involved in any alleged cover-up of the facts surrounding Greene’s death.

The governor has used his line-item veto pen on the budget bill that will result in college professors and faculty getting a raise. House Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says the money will come from the Office of Tourism…
cut 5 (11) “…restoring those dollars”