The Social Security Fairness Act will get a vote in the Senate, as the bill has been placed on the legislative calendar. Congressman Garret Graves, who sponsored the House bill, says Senator Chuck Schumer will be bringing it up for a vote as a standalone bill, and that’s the last hurdle before heading to President Biden’s desk.
Cut 3 (09) “…through the Senate.”
Graves says the bill has the support of more than 60 Senators.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking deer hunters to be on the lookout for deer exhibiting signs of chronic wasting disease, after a deer at a captive deer farm in Jeff Davis Parish tested positive last month. Johnathan Bordelon, the deer program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says chronic wasting disease is 100-percent fatal and is highly transmissible.
It may be December, but crawfish season is already underway. Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, explains that while last year’s season was delayed three months due to a drought, it’s not unusual to see crawfish vendors operating around the holidays.
Cut 6 (08) “…early as Thanksgiving.”
Hank Tierney leads Archbishop Shaw against E.D. White in the Division Two Select championship at the Superdome tomorrow. In the three seasons with Tierney at the helm, Shaw’s program doubled its roster, won district titles and produced talented athletes like running back Jasper Parker, who signed with Michigan.
Kickoff tomorrow is noon.