Legislation that would result in at least one year of prison time for possessing, selling and distributing artificial intelligence-produced nudity of a minor heads to the House floor. The measure increases the penalty for doing so from a misdemeanor to a felony. Joseph Daniels says when his daughter was 13, she was the victim of a pornographic deepfake.

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If the legislation becomes law, it will be known as the Ivy Daniels Act.

Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath is seeking to increase state funding of the state’s high-dosage tutoring program from 30 to 45 million dollars. This would  allow for state funded high-dosage tutoring for students up to the eighth grade. McMath says high-dosage tutoring program helped the state lead the nation in learning loss recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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McMath’s bill is heading to the Senate floor.

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is backing a plan to spend 1.5-billion dollars on 143 projects across the state’s coast. Andre Champagne has the story.

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Today is the first day of Spring and the weather this weekend looks to be perfect. LSU starting pitcher Casan Evans was nearly perfect last night. The sophomore right-hander struck out a career high 15 as the Tigers opened their series against Oklahoma with a seven to one win. Game two is tonight at 6:30.