Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to Roger Goodell urging the NFL Commish to make sure another team is not robbed of going to the Super Bowl. Jeff Palermo has the story…
And the Governor is out and about today hitting the campaign trail after officially announcing his bid for re-election. He’s facing Alto Congressman Ralph Abraham, and businessman Eddie Rispone, Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says former Congressman John Fleming of Minden could be a threat to Abraham.
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Beginning Monday, Louisiana abortion clinics will be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that after a Friday ruling from the New Orleans based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney General Jeff Landry says his office has been proud to defend the law that was passed in 2014, nearly unanimously, in the Louisiana Legislature.
Act 620 was held up for years after the Supreme Court struck down a similar law in Texas in 2016. The 5th Circuit in September determined the Louisiana law was different enough to warrant a rehearing.
Get ready for a cold night, especially in north Louisiana, as Shreveport, Monroe and Natchitoches can all see morning lows below 30-degrees. Chris Nuttall with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says it’s possible that below freezing temperatures could get as far south as Lafayette…