Members of the House Criminal Justice Committee will hear from the Jewish community to remove gassing as a means of execution in Louisiana.
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That meeting gets underway at this hour. Also getting underway is LSU baseball at the SEC Tournament. The Tigers are taking on Georgia in a single-elimination game.

And former Cajuns Coach Billy Napier now with Florida is facing a lawsuit from former Florida recruit and now Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada over allegations of a failed 13-million dollar NIL deal. Gators booster Hugh Hathcock also named a defendant.

The full House is set to take up a bill today that would add two drugs that can induce an abortion as a Scheduled four controlled substance. Sarah Zaorski with Louisiana Right to Life says mifepristone and misprostol can still be dispensed for legitmate medical uses, but the drugs should not be easily accessible…
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The bill has already been approved by the Senate.

44-year-old John Michael Thibodeaux of Belle Rose faces theft charges for allegedly stealing from his friends, claiming he could produce high returns by investing their money through E-trade. Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lonny Cavalier says Thibodeaux ran a ponzi scheme. He says never take on an opportunity that seems too good to be true…
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Cavalier says this Thibodeaux’s arrest last week more potential victims have come forward.