Among the most high-profile bills that Governor Edwards has vetoed is the ban on transgender medical procedures on children. Pollock Republican Representative Gabe Firment, who authored the bill, says it’s not antitransgender legislation, it protects children and there’s public support for it.
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New Orleans Democrat Aimee Freeman disagrees and says there are no known cases of surgery on children to alter their gender in Louisiana. She says the bill’s intent is to target a vulnerable population, and unnecessary.
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Lawmakers have until Thursday to decide if they want to come back for an override veto session. The veto session would begin July 18th.

LSU Tigers were the first two picks in the Major League Baseball Draft, which got underway last night. Right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes went number one overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Skenes says he’s shocked…
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LSU center fielder Dylan Crews was the second selection as he was picked buy Washington. It’s the first time college teammates went one-two in the Major League Baseball draft.

The governor’s office says ground has been broken on a project that will result in high-speed affordable and reliable internet for 91-hundred households and 535 small businesses in Avoyelles Parish. Connect LA director Veneeth Iyengar says Swft Telecom is expected to complete the project next summer..
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