The legislative session concludes today and lawmakers have agreed to put eight constitutional amendments on the November ballot. JMC Analytics Pollster John Couvillon says that makes for a very long ballot that will also feature a U-S Senate race, Congressional elections, and local issues and races will also be decided…
cut 5 (13) “….decrease in turnout”

LSU baseball faces a winner take all match-up in the Hattiesburg Regional after losing last night to Southern Miss eight to four. The Tigers and Golden Eagles are set to play for the Regional championship at 3 PM and Coach Jay Johnson expects his team to rebound from last night’s loss….
cut 20 (11) “…do that”
LSU won a winner take all contest last year against Oregon in the Eugene Regional.
LSU Health New Orleans reports shining a narrow band of ultraviolet light on hospitalized COVID patients helped reduce the mortality rate from 33-percent to 13-percent in a clinical trial. Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Doctor Frank Lau says a much larger study still needs to be conducted, but this novel treatment shows promise and indicates getting some sun could possibly help in COVID treatment…
cut 9 (06) “….for hours”

The Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to begin a $122-million project this summer to restore the storm defenses surrounding Grand Isle after they were damaged by Hurricane Ida. Mayor David Carmardelle is glad the work is finally getting underway…
Cut 10 (09) “…work to do.”
The project will be done in three phases, starting with the sealing of leaks in the sand-filled “burrito levee” that runs along the beach.