3:30 PM Newscast April 29

A small town in north Louisiana is mourning the loss of a police officer, killed while on duty on Saturday. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Louisiana is a step closer to getting her first Bucees as the City of Ruston signed a memorandum of understanding Friday detailing the required infrastructure needed. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker expressed excitement over movement on the project that has been in the planning stages for 14 months and is expected to bring 15,000 vehicle stops to the parish daily. Groundbreaking on schedule for this year with a 2025 opening planned.

Louisiana is among several states suing the federal government over new Title IX rules. Attorney General Liz Murrill says these new rules will result in transgender women sharing bathrooms, locker rooms and perhaps even lodging on overnight field trips with biological girls. She says the federal government is telling colleges and universities to disregard the concept of biological sex…

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State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley has already told public schools not to follow the revised Title IX rules….

House Appropriations advances a bill to hold a constitutional convention beginning May 20th  Bill author New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu depending on the how long it lasts, the convention could cost between 63-thousand-dollars and 1.5 million but he says donations could help cover the costs. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley has concerns.

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