A special session will likely take place this month, but redistricting will not be on the agenda. The U-S Supreme Court hears oral arguments next week about the state’s Congressional map, which has two majority minority districts. Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Caleb Kleinpeter says if the court rules that the state needs to draw a new map after January’s ballot qualifying, Louisiana would be stuck with the current one for two more years.
Attorney General Liz Murrill is addressing the video State Police released this week that shows Kyren Lacy speeding in Lafourche Parish just before a deadly head-on collision. Murrill says based on her findings, she has not seen any wrongdoing on State Police’s part.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says whole home generators should be located at least 25 feet from the home to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. Ken Pastroick with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says this comes after the C-P-S-C looked at several cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021.
The Louisiana Military Department breaks ground on a new 37-million dollar National Guard Readiness Center in Lafayette. The facility will be located near the Cajundome, and the National Guard will lease the property from UL-Lafayette. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says the goal is for the facility to be ready by the fall of 2027.