The U-S House needs a new Speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a historic vote by House members. Louisiana’s Republican House members voted to keep McCarthy as Speaker, but New Orleans Democrat Troy Carter joined right-flank Republicans in voting to remove him. Jefferson Parish Congressman Steve Scalise is a candidate for the speaker’s post.

The playoff format for high school school athletics is not changing after a vote by high school principals. Brooke Thorington has the story…
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District attorneys and the Louisiana Pardon Board reach a settlement that will result in most death row prisoners NOT having their clemency application heard. East Baton Rouge D-A Hillar Moore says the Pardon Board can not hear most of the cases, because most death row prisoners are not eligible for a hearing…
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Governor Edwards is an opponent to the death penalty and there’s been an effort to commute death penalty sentences to life in prison.

Be prepared for your cell phone to go off at 1:20 as FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. FEMA administrator Deanna Criswell says a message will pop up on your phone when the test occurs…
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The federal government is conducting the test to make sure it can properly warn the public about emergencies.