Cassidy says no. Senator Bill Cassidy has declined talk show host Moon Griffon’s invitation to participate in a debate involving his two most formidable challengers to his re-election chances. Cassidy says it would be better for voters if the debates were on television.
John Fleming and Julia Letlow plan on attending the April 28th debate from 9 to 11 AM on Griffon’s statewide radio show.
Senator John Kennedy says he feels everyone’s pain when it comes to soaring gasoline prices. The spike started at the beginning of this month in the wake of the U.S. military action in Iran, which choked off the Strait of Hormuz in response. Kennedy says by closing that waterway, Iran is only hurting itself in the long run.
Lawmakers advance a bill that would allow the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to establish a rule banning those who harass college athletes from placing sports bets in the state. Leesville Senator Mike Reese presented evidence to a Senate committee that female athletes are harassed more than their male counterparts.
Reese says Ohio and West Virginia have already passed this law and the NCAA is encouraging more states to do the same.
Being able to legally carry guns on college campuses will have to wait at least another year. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick has withdrawn his bill that would have allowed anyone 18 or older to carry a gun on a public or private college or university campus. McCormick says he pulled his bill because those slated to testify in favor of it couldn’t.