Consider this to be one of the problems you might not have known needed fixing: Noodling was an unrecognized sport in Louisiana. Marsanne Golsby explains…:
Cut 1 (27) “…I’m Marsanne Golsby”
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Incumbent Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has been disqualified from the fall election. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
Cut 2 (31) “….I’m Kevin Gallagher.”
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission launches a new online learning platform to help you learn a new skill or even receive a certification in one. Brooke Thorington explains.
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”
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File this one under “things you didn’t know needed fixing”. A new law that took effect Monday says people can’t be arrested for noodling, Which is grabbing catfish with your hands. The bill was authored in the Legislature by Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland:
McFarland says yanking catfish from their watery beds is all the rage.
Cut 5 (07) “…and social media.”
McFarland says no one has actually been arrested for noodling, but he wanted to make sure. He says if you haven’t tried noodling, you’re missing out.
Cut 6 (10) “…out of that hole.”
The law adds noodling to legally accepted ways of taking fish.
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Incumbent Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has been disqualified from running for another term in office this fall. A Caddo judge ruled Perkins violated election law by giving an incorrect address on paperwork while qualifying for the race. “LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford says this could change the whole dynamic of the Shreveport mayoral election…:
Cut 7 (10) “…in Shreveport for years.”
According to KTBS TV, Perkins listed his address as a family property near the LSU-Shreveport campus; not the downtown condo where he actually lives. Alford says Mayor Perkins’ residency has been called into question before; four years ago by Shreveport state Senator Greg Tarver…:
Cut 8 (08) “…with this decision.”
Perkins says the address was an error, caused by his being distracted by news media at qualifying. He will almost certainly appeal the local judge’s ruling, so the story is far from over. Alford says there have been numerous residency challenges in political races before, but few successfully disqualify a candidate. He says this is a big political story…:
Cut 9 (11) “…democrats in the race.”
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission launches its “Tech Ready Louisiana” program, which is a free online learning platform for residents. LWC Secretary Ava Cates says it’s a way to get certified and/or improve your work skills at your own pace.
Cates says they are using one of the world’s largest online learning platforms, Coursera (Coe-sare-uh). You just need to set up a Hire account and you don’t even have to be looking for employment to take courses.
Even if you aren’t looking to change careers Cates says “Tech Ready Louisiana” is a way to improve your skills, all for free. She says it’s part of the state’s larger broadband initiative.
In addition to online courses, Cates says there are 60 American Job Centers in the state where you can schedule an appointment to take courses if you don’t have access to reliable internet.
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In an effort to clarify things, the state Department of Health releases a list of all the accepted medical exemptions from the abortion ban law. However, some physicians feel the list falls short of the mark. Tulane University Medical School Dr. Cecilia Gambala says there are concerns about what is not on that list…:
Cut 13 (10) “…particular situations.”
Gambala says the law does allow for abortions under situations NOT listed within the language of the law, but it requires two agreeing doctors to sign off on the procedure…:
Dr. Gambala is concerned the law does not allow for terminating a pregnancy in the case of a 16-week premature eruption of membranes, which is not unusual and often results in stillbirth. She says concerns with or deficiencies in the abortion law can be corrected by amending the law in the next legislative session…:
Cut 15 (03) “…happy to testify.”
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The LSU Tigers report for preseason camp today. Expectations are not high around the league as the Tigers are picked to finish fifth in the SEC West, but Coach Brian Kelly says their offseason conditioning program has the team ready to play in Atlanta for a championship
Figuring out a starting quarterback is priority number one. Kelly explains how he’ll set up the competition between Myles Brennan, Jayden Daniels, Garrett Nussmeier, and freshman Walker Howard…
Cut 17 (17) “…starting quarterback”
The offensive line is the biggest question mark, but Kelly feels better about the position group than he did in the spring…
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U-L Lafayette athletics director Doctor Bryan Maggard has received a one-year contract extension which means Maggard is now under contract through June 2027. Maggard was hired in 2017 and last season the Cajuns won a Sun Belt title in football, baseball, and softball, the only program in the country to win all three, and a bowl game….
cut 19 (20) _“…community service”
Maggard says the school also raised more than 30-million dollars, the school’s most successful year in fundraising. He says getting Cajun Field renovated is a priority and there’s plenty of other projects on the drawing boards…
Cut 20 (24) “ …volleyball team”