New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman’s effort to give voters a chance to decide if abortion should be legal in Louisiana was voted down by a House committee. Freeman says a recent LSU poll shows 52-percent of Louisiana voters believe abortion should be legal…
cut 11 (08) “….families”
But most of the members on the House Civil Law Committee say voters have already spoken on this issue when they approved a constitutional amendment in 2020.

State Police say a 14-year-old was behind the wheel of a single vehicle crash that ended up killing the teen driver. It happened Sunday night in Richland Parish and 14-year-old Suh-renity Butler of Rayville was pronounced dead at the scene. Trooper Ryan Davis says it was illegal for Butler to be driving…
cut 4 (13) ” to drive”
Davis says they believe speed was a factor in the crash.

St. Tammany Parish leaders say they plan to file for a recall campaign to remove Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape. Tape was accused but never tried on a technicality for child sexual abuse in 2002 in New Mexico. Tape ran unopposed in the fall. Dillard University Political Science Professor Dr. Robert Collins says if there was challenger opposition research…
Cut 6 (09) “…call on it.”
Collins says this case highlights the importance of researching a candidate before you cast your ballot.

According to Wallet-hub-dot-com, Louisiana ranks number one in its study for most stressed state in the country. Wallet-hub-’s Cassie Happe says Louisiana’s stress levels are up because of the high crime and divorce rate and the state ranks second in median credit score…
cut 14 (12) “….their credit”