The Louisiana House has voted to hold a Constitutional Convention to make significant changes to the state’s constitution. The start date of the proposed convention has been pushed back from May 20th to August 1st. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu explains why…
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The measure heads to the Senate and the Senate is not entirely on board with having a convention this year.

A Senate-approved bill to require public school students to either turn off or stow away their cell phones during instructional time receives approval from the House Education Committee. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell wants to eliminate what is sometimes a major distraction from the classroom…
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The measure heads to the House floor. It’s already passed the Senate so it’s close to reaching the governor’s desk. If signed into law, it will go into effect for the next school year.

A bill to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s abortion ban when the victim is under the age of 17 fails in committee after emotional debate. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Baton Rouge porn star Stormy Daniels took to the witness stand yesterday in the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. Prosecutors allege Trump paid Daniels 130-thousand dollars to keep quiet about a sexual encounter. Trump denies having sex with her. But Daniels said they did have sex after meeting at a celebrity golf tournament in 2006. Daniels kept quiet about the incident until Trump’s 2016 presidential bid and that’s when she says she negotiated a payment with Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen.