Governor John Bel Edwards says he’ll ask state lawmakers during the 2023 regular legislative session to amend the state’s current ban on abortion to include exceptions for rape and incest. Edwards also wants to provide more clarity to what constitutes a medical exemption….
cut 11 (09) “….probably should have”

The investigation continues into the tragic death of a four-year-old boy in East Baton Rouge Parish, who was pulled from the frigid Amite River on Christmas Eve. The child’s father says Matias Stricker Abreu wandered away from him while the two were walking in Central. But investigative reporter Kiran Chawla spoke to the child’s mother who does not believe that story..
cut 15 (09) “….walk off”
The East Baton Rouge coroner is still trying to determine a cause of death.

Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says federal aid for farmers hit hard by drought then flooding rain in 2022 is on the way. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher”

Hundreds of Louisiana residents continue to be impacted by Southwest Airlines meltdown after last week’s major winter storm. There are hundreds of unclaimed bags at Louis Armstrong International Airport and nearly two-thirds of Southwest’s flights are canceled today.