A 90-day regular legislative session ended last night. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says lawmakers approved property insurance reform legislation, Governor Jeff Landry got more control, but his push to hold a constitutional convention this year failed…
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Legislators also approved the Gator Scholarship Program that could one day lead to families of many different income levels accessing public dollars to pay for private school tuition.

The LSU baseball season also ended last night with a four to three defeat to North Carolina in ten innings. A dropped fly ball by Jake Brown in the tenth inning led to the go ahead run scoring. Senior right-hander Will Hellmers threw 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball in the best outing of his LSU career…
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A win for the Tigers last night and they would have hosted a super regional series against West Virginia this weekend.

On the final day of the legislative session, lawmakers approved legislation that would give judges the option to order surgical castration of a convicted sex offender who sexually abuses someone under the age of 13. Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow says when someone violates a child, it’s something that child must deal with for the rest of their life and she believes surgical castration should be an option, because…
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If signed by the governor, the bill would take effect August 1st.

Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell’s bill to ban cell phones in the classroom will go into effect this year if signed by the governor. Mizell says teachers have said their students are distracted by their cell phone…
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Mizell says school districts will develop their own rules on where the cell phone will be stored during instructional time.

More severe weather is possible today for north Louisiana after a round of storms knocked out power to thousands last night. A flash flood watch is posted for most of the northern half of the state.