What a difference four years make. In 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, only to have that bill stall in the House. Now, four years later, the House passed that same bill, sending it to the Senate where it meets an uncertain fate. Julia Letlow was among the representatives who voted in favor of it, doing so after polling her constituents.
The Louisiana Department of Health has reported 36 cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic intestinal infection causing explosive diarrhea. Louisiana is just one of 30 states that have reported cases of the infection. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says the CDC and FDA are working to find the source of the outbreak.
Cut 3 (12) “…resolve the outbreak.”
Former LSU All-American quarterback Bert Jones will have his jersey retired in Tiger Stadium. Kace Kieschnick has more.
Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Drew Hanson. He’s the U.S. marshal who was shot and killed while trying to serve a warrant on a fugitive in Alexandria this week. Currently, the campaign has raised more than 85-thousand dollars of its 110-thousand-dollar goal. The 36-year-old Hanson leaves behind a wife and two kids.