The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a lengthy and sometimes contentious meeting on Friday over proposed Congressional maps to replace the current one struck down by the U-S Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court called it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis urged the panel to approve another Congressional map that has two majority Black Districts, one in the Baton Rouge area and the other in New Orleans…
Cut 12 (09) “…principals
But West Monroe Republican Senator Jay Morris says the U-S Supreme Court decision said race can not be the primary factor in drawing up political boundaries, but partisan politics can be used…
Cut 15 (10) ‘…Callais decision”
Morris has map proposals that give Republicans a 6-0 or 5-1 advantage over Democrats. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will vote on Wednesday on map proposals.
WalletHub is out with its rankings of the best and worst states for working mothers. Andrew Greenstein reports to find Louisiana on the list, look to the very bottom.
Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”
LSU baseball will be taking on one of the best teams in the country tonight as they visit 5th ranked Georgia, who leads the nation in home runs with 131. Coach Jay Johnson is asking his team to play fearless…
Cut 16 (05) “…afraid of”
First pitch is at 5 PM.