6:30 AM Newscast

The 2025 Legislative session wrapped up with some sweeping changes made to state government, and state law. Sean Richardson has more.

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Governor Landry says the legislative session was a huge success.  He says a lot was accomplished in just sixty days, including…

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Attorney General Liz Murrill is hailing the passage of House Bill 675. That’s the bill by Slidell Republican Brian Glorioso that speeds up the post-conviction relief process in which inmates seek to have their sentences shortened or overturned. It accomplishes this by setting tighter deadlines for judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling post-conviction relief petitions. Murrill says this is a huge win for the families of the victims of heinous crimes.

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Bill Pearson will be just one of thousands of LSU fans descending on Omaha this weekend, but his perspective will be unlike any other. This Father’s Day weekend, he’ll get to watch his two sons, Josh and John in the College World Series. Senior outfielder Josh Pearson has been an outstanding outfielder and clutch hitter for the Tigers.

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