Legislation that would close abortion clinics in Louisiana if Roe v Wade is overturned and ban the procedure is on its way to the governor’s desk for signature. Governor John Bel Edwards, a pro-life Democrat, says he’d prefer exceptions for rape and incest.
Edwards is expected to sign the legislation.
One Constitutional Amendment we’ll see this November is surprising: an act to remove any and all language allowing involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment from state statutes. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says most would assume it was removed decades ago…
Cut 6 (07) “…slavery in Louisiana.”
An LSU Health New Orleans study shows significant promise with ultraviolent light therapy in hospitalized COVID patients. Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Dr. Frank Lua says it helped lower the mortality rate among 30 patients in New Orleans from 33 to 13 percent and it’s part of a much larger 500-patient study.
The Army Corps of Engineers expects to begin a $122-million project this summer to restore the levees surrounding Grand Isle. Mayor David Carmardelle says they will finally place a stronger filling in that burrito, something he’s recommended for years.
The system was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ida.