Zion Williamson is officially a Pelican now and the phenom joins one of the youngest teams in the league, a team that is brimming with potential after trading for Lakers young guns Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Josh Hart. Zion says that kind of foundation makes New Orleans a perfect jumping off point for his young career.
On his monthly talk show Governor Edwards responded to criticism of his signature of a fetal heartbeat abortion ban from pro-choice voters. When asked what the state is doing to help poor families afford to raise kids they haven’t planned for, Edwards responded by mentioning this year’s budget focused on educating working class families’ children…
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Today marks the first day of summer and State Climatologist Barry Keim indicates this summer is going to sizzle. Keim says the hot temps are already in the Bayou state as the month of June has exceeded the historical average.
Keim says the long range forecast from the climate prediction center is forecasting normal rainfall patterns for the summer and says the temps are expected to run above normal for the entire summer.