A bill to ban touching your cell phone while driving advances from House Transportation. Brooke Thorington has more.
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In it’s 50th year as a program, the LSU gymnastics team can finally call itself national champs. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Testimony for and against legislation to ban the use of touching your cell phone while driving in House Transportation was emotional this morning. Port Allen motorcyclist Anthony Summers supports the bill after being the victim of an accident caused by a distracted driver on their phone. He says the losses from the incident total more than $80 thousand.
Kenner resident Connie Zimmerman opposes the bill for several reasons and told committee members it violates one’s liberties.
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Touching your cell phone while driving would be a secondary offense, meaning you could only be charged if you were first pulled over for another violation, as speeding. It would be considered a primary offense in school and construction zones.
Chris Alexander with Louisiana Citizen Advocacy Group also spoke against the bill. He says in testimony from previous legislative attempts the bill’s author has said the ultimate goal is to get rid of phones in vehicles altogether.
The bill passed in committee without objection. The bill has already received Senate approval.
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The U-S House has sent to the Senate a 95-billion dollar foreign aid package that includes aid for Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton needed help from Democrats to pass the aid bill for Ukraine and that puts his job as speaker in jeopardy..
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Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene leads a group of hard-right Republicans who believe Johnson should be fired as Speaker because the House approved billions in foreign aid over new border security and immigration policies. Johnson believes the House did the right thing…
Ukraine President Volodymer Zelensky says help from the United States is desperately needed as country continues to try to stave of a Russian invasion. Johnson says the 60-billion dollars heading to Ukraine is coming at a good time
Ukraine President Volodymer Zelensky says help from the United States is desperately needed as country continues to try to stave of a Russian invasion. Johnson says the 60-billion dollars heading to Ukraine is coming at a good time.
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Former LSU gymnastics Coach DD Breaux is beaming with pride today as the program she built can finally say they are national champions.. The LSU gymnastics team won its first championship in dramatic fashion rallying from behind to win during the final rotation. Breaux was watching from the stands in Fort Worth, Texas…
Breaux led the LSU gymnastics team for 43 years before retiring in 2020. She led the Tigers to 31 top-ten finished in 43 seasons, including three runner-up titles. The Donaldsonville native is so happy to see the program grow under head coach Jay Clark…
Breaux hired current head coach Jay Clark in 2012 after he resigned as the head coach at Georgia. Breaux named Clark Associate Head Coach and she knew he could lead the LSU gym program to great things…
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LSU will hold a parade for the national champion gym team at 6:30 on Wednesday night.