Louisiana lawmakers will begin a three-month long legislative session on Monday and one of the bills filed would give judges the ability to order a vasectomy for a convicted sex offender. New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd says she’s filed the legislation, because Louisiana’s abortion ban does not have exceptions for rape and incest. We asked Boyd why a vasectomy and not castration….
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Lake Charles has made Southern Living’s rankings for Best Cities on the Rise. Southern Living says Lake Charles has rebounded from Hurricane Laura in 2020 and mayor Nic Hunter says the city is about ready to launch it’s latest attraction…
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We’re seeing some strong storms in central Louisiana at this hour and along the I-20 corridor. Northeast Louisiana is under a flood watch through tonight. LSU climatologist Barry Keim says the rest of the state could see less than an inch of rain from this storm system…
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Expect cooler temperatures for the weekend.

Early voting for Louisiana’s Presidential primary begins tomorrow and runs through next Saturday, except for Sunday. Nikki Haley’s decision to suspend her campaign following Super Tuesday locked up the Republican nomination for Donald Trump. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says each state decides on when to hold a presidential primary and Louisiana’s law says late March
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Hogan says even if Haley remained in the race, it’s likely Trump would still be a big winner in the Louisiana Republican Presidential Primary.