The 2024 legislative session begins at noon today. Insurance reform is a hot-button issue up for debate. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says lawmakers want to do something to lower insurance rates.
Cut 30 (12) “…lower insurance.”
Jeremy Alford of La-politics-dot-com says education will be another big topic during the three-month long legislative session. Alford says Republican lawmakers are eager to set up a program called education savings accounts. He says it would allow eligible families to use public money on a variety of education expenses…
cut 9 (10) “….private school tuition”
Former Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed several ESA bills over concerns they diverted much needed dollars away from public schools.

Two broods of periodical cicadas, one that appears every 13 years, the other every seven years, are both set to emerge this year, but Louisiana will likely miss out. LSU AgCenter Entomologist Aaron Ashbrook says the 13-year-brood, also known as the Great Southern Brood, has appeared in a few north Louisiana parishes in the past, but he says logging in thtat area disturbed their habitat. He says if you want to experience the double brood of periodical cicadas, head up north…
cut 15 (07) “….Wisconsin”

LSU and South Carolina battled each other hard yesterday and tempers flared late in the game which resulted in both benches clearing after Lady Tigers guard Flau’jae Johnson was pushed down to the ground. LSU ended up losing in the SEC Tournament title game 79 to 72, but Coach Kim Mulkey feels good about her squad…
cut 12 (11) “…this point”
Poa was taken off on stretcher on Saturday night after banging her head on the floor. Mulkey expects Poa to be ready for the NCAA Tournament which begins next week.