The congressional map with a second majority-Black district is getting pushback and some Republicans plan to challenge it in court. Brooke Thorington has more…
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Most of the state north of Interstate 10 is under a flood watch, with the heaviest rains expected to come tomorrow. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin has the latest…
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Governor Jeff Landry has signed his first bills into law. They come from last week’s special session and they include a new Congressional district map and a measure that will bring party primaries to federal elections in 2026. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the governor wanted closed party primaries for nearly all elections, but didn’t push the issue…
The new Congressional District map drastically changes the 6th district currently represented by Republican Garret Graves. If Graves runs for re-election in the 6th district, he’s expected to face strong opposition from a Democrat, possibly state senator Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge. Alford says if Graves’ is not re-elected, his days in politics are not over…
Up next for Governor Landry and the state legislature is a special session addressing crime. It’s expected to begin a month from now. Alford says the governor has not laid out his exact plans for the special session, but lawmakers are already proposing ideas…
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The congressional map with a second majority-Black district passed in the special session is getting pushback from some Republicans. St. Bernard Parish Representative Mike Bayham says the map that stretches the 6th congressional district from parts of East Baton Rouge Parish to parts of Caddo Parish resembles one the courts struck down in the 90s.
Bayham is among a group that plans to challenge the map in court. He says this map also separates a neighborhood in his own legislative district of St. Bernard Parish.
He says the other side of the street is in the 2nd Congressional District.
Bayham says the map is ducking in and out of neighborhoods in St. Bernard Parish and it’s more like an abstract painting versus a map that represents a community of interest.
This is also the map favored and signed by Governor Jeff Landry.
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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who was the lone Republican in the state’s congressional district who voted in favor of The Biden Administration’s Infrastructure bill says the state will benefit immensely from investments in broadband. For example, in northwest Louisiana…
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And part of that investment Cassidy says is teaching and preparing students as young as elementary school for a career in computer science.
Infrastructure funds will also go towards an I-20 corridor Amtrak line connecting Atlanta and Dallas. Cassidy says it also includes the cities of Shreveport, Ruston, and Monroe.
Cassidy says his congressional-directed spending is also benefiting Barksdale Airforce Base and the vision for northwest Louisiana to become a cyber hub. Another project he mentions is one to help the Department of Defense better train pilots in conducting rescue missions.
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LSU Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jayden Daniels was named today as the winner of the 2023 Manning Award, which goes to the top quarterback in the nation. Daniels led the nation with nearly five-thousand yards of total offense
This is the 20th year of the Manning award and Daniels is the third LSU honoree. Joe Burrow and Jamarcus Russell are the other two winners from LSU. Saints legend Archie Manning says Daniels 2023 campaign will go down as one of the greatest ever…