9:30 LRN Newscast

Lawmakers will return to the State Capitol for an override veto session on Tuesday. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says Governor Edwards vetoed 26 bills and items in the state’s operating budget and construction budget

Cut 3 (12) “….vote as well” 

Lawmakers had until midnight Thursday to cancel the veto session, but the votes fell short of a majority vote needed in either the House or Senate.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Opill, the first-ever over-the-counter once-a-day birth control pill.  Unlike other forms of birth control that cause blood clots, Dr. Nicole Freehill, Assistant Professor of Clinical OB/GYN at LSU Health New Orleans says Opill lessens the risk…

Cut 5 (07)   “…progesternone are.”

The Opill is expected to be available at the beginning of 2024.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette turns 125 today. University president Dr. Joseph Savoie says the university continues to make an economic impact in the state…

 

Cut 14 (12)  “…big difference.”