Pro-choice and pro-life advocates rallied in the Capitol City today. Pieces of legislation are moving through the process that could impact funding for abortion clinics in the state. Executive Director for the New Orleans Abortion Fund, Amy Irvin, says this kind of legislation will hurt women’s access to healthcare in Louisiana.
But Legislative Director for the Louisiana Right to Life, Deanna Wallace says they showed up at the Capitol to show their support for the pro-life bills.
A Southern Media and Opinion Research poll finds in the Presidential race, Republican Donald Trump is ahead with not many voters undecided. The poll shows only 14-percent of those surveyed were undecided. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says Governor John Bel Edwards will likely benefit from Clinton not being popular in Louisiana.
Pinsonat says Trump draws in 53-percent of the vote compared to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 39-percent.
Another arrest has been made in the fatal shooting that took the lives of two Southern students in April. Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely says 25-year-old Brandon Henderson of Baton Rouge has been charged with two counts of second degree murder. Mckneely says they just want to get closure for the families. He says more arrests could be made, as the investigation is ongoing.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the murder of two men found in a vehicle in Natalbany early this morning. Spokesperson Dawn Panepinto says they received a call around 4 a.m. regarding gunshots in the area. She says when police arrived, they located the men unresponsive.
Panepinto says the identity of the victims has not yet been released.