A Fourth of July mass shooting leaves four people dead and seven other people injured in Shreveport. Teiko Foxx has the story…:
CUT 01(30) “…Foxx.”
New Orleans had two separate shooting incidents on the July 4th holiday. Police say a man and a woman suffered non-fatal gunshots in shootings that occurred within about an hour of each other last night, but unrelated and some distance apart. Both are under investigation.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin calls for lawmakers to override the Governor’s veto of a bill intended to help purge inactive voters from statewide voter roles. The Governor’s veto statement says the bill is redundant, but Ardoin says this bill is important enough to come back to the Capitol for…:
CUT 10(08) “…our roles clean.”
In a written statement, he implores lawmakers to vote to return to Baton Rouge for an override session.
One New Orleans Democrat doubts that will happen. Representative Mandie Landry says term-limited lawmakers will want to just stand down, but those running for re-election will want to get on with campaigning; some of them on the vetoed bills….:
CUT 05(12) “…hot right now.”’
We will know by July 13th if they choose to come back or stay home.