At the state capitol, there is an effort to repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet law. Hornbeck Representative Rodney Shamerhorn wants to give motorcycle riders 21 and above the option to wear a helmet…
cut 5 (12) “….a choice”
The House Transportation Committee approved a bill that repeals the state’s motorcycle helmet law. It goes to the full House for more discussion.

The U-S House has approved legislation that could result in TikTok being banned in America. Federal lawmakers are trying to force ByteDance to sell the popular video app, because of concerns they can share users’ data with the Chinese government. Host of the Tech Gumbo podcast, Haggai Davis, says if this legislation becomes law, he doesn’t anticipate TikTok being banned anytime soon…
cut 12 (09) “…180 days’

Covington Senator Patrick McMath is proposing to rename a portion of the Highway 11 bridge in St Tammany Parish as the Jimmy Buffett Changes in Latitude Memorial Crossing. McMath says it was a road Buffett knew well as a young adult traveling to New Orleans…
cut 7 (10) “…so dearly”
The Senate Transportation Committee has endorsed the proposal and it heads to the Senate floor.

The second phase of the state’s effort to make the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge safer begins next week. Starting Monday crews will begin replacing speed limit signs and installing speed cameras that inform motorists’ of their speed. Louisiana Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says the work will require lane closures…
Cut 13 (11) “…Sunday night”
And starting Monday, the speed limit for trucks will go up to 60-miles per hour to match the same speed limit as cars.