Governor Jeff Landry appoints Dr. Ralph Abraham as the state’s first Surgeon General. Abraham says Louisiana spends on average the same per patient as other states do per county…

cut 3 (12) “…person’s health.”

 
Ascension Parish deputies have arrested 50-year-old Sean Morris in the investigation into his wife’s murder. Col. Donald Capello with the APSO says they received multiple 9-1-1 calls of shots being fired last night and when they arrived, they found 44-year-old Brenda Morris dead. Sean has been charged with second-degree murder and Capello says he’s no stranger to law enforcement.

cut 7 (11) “…some time.”

Tonight is the first debate for the 2024 presidential election season and political strategist James Carville believes President Biden and former President Trump need to tell the audience three things about themselves — including two new things —, two new things about their opponent and, above all, stay focused.

cut 11 (05) “…that debate.”

The debate airs on CNN at 8 PM.

 
Former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason will receive the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPYs. Gleason, who played for the Saints from 2000 to 2008, was diagnosed with ALS, a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that eventually robs a person of breathing, talking or moving, in 2011. Gleason and his wife Michel founded the nonprofit Team Gleason following his diagnosis to improve life for others living with ALS. This year’s ESPYS will air live on Thursday, July 11 at 7 PM.