The US Supreme Court ruled today that the Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals is unconstitutional, which could have implications for a Louisiana law as well. Halen Doughty has more:
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Slidell Police believe foul play is a factor in the case of a missing 25-year-old man. They say Co Robert was last seen on Friday, and authorities located his vehicle burned vehicle in Lafourche Parish the next day. Authorities are asking anyone with information about Robert’s whereabouts to please contact authorities.

Governor John Bel Edwards has been elected as the chair of the Southern Regional Education Board. Edwards says he’s looking forward to strengthening the learning and preparedness of students in all member states. Edwards’ Communication Director Richard Carbo says the governor is passionate about education and has been since he first started out in the legislature…:
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He says this new position will give Governor Edwards an audience and a platform to look for new ideas to improve education throughout the 16 state region.

Authorities in Ascension Parish say a motorcyclist who wasn’t weather a DOT approved helmet lost his life in a St. Amant crash. They say 55-year-old Jim Thoman failed to negotiate a left hand curve and ran off the side of the roadway. He was ejected and struck a utility poll. Thoman sustained fatal injuries in the crash that remains under investigation.