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.
Senator Bill Cassidy says no to an invitation to debate his two biggest challengers during Moon Griffon’s statewide radio talk show. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Saints owner Gayle Benson and New Orleans Archbishop James Checchio were at the Vatican this week meeting with Pope Leo the 14th. Among other things, they discussed the historic St. Louis Cathedral during their 35-minute conversation, gaining his permission to name the rectory after him and his family.