Legislation is one step away from the governor’s desk that would require abortion clinics to provide additional information to women seeking their services. Michael Farrar has more.
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu two term run ends Monday and Matt Doyle looks back at his administration…
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A 62-year-old Hammond man faces a vehicular negligent homicide charge, plus a host of other charges for a fatal wreck on I-12 that killed a one-month old child and injured four others. Don Molino has the story…
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The “Adoption Option” bill that would require abortion clinics to provide information about the adoption process to women seeking abortions is nearing final passage. The legislation would also mandate the creation of a state website with information about adoption. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says he hopes it will result in fewer abortions.
Clapper says women need to be made more aware before committing to an abortion about the financial and institutional support available for women who put their children up for adoption.
Clapper says right now, too many women are ignoring the benefits of adoption, and choosing abortion instead.
The bill has received little opposition in the legislature.
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is set to end his second term Monday after 8 years in charge of the Crescent City. Landrieu guided the city through a tumultuous post Katrina recovery period, but political analyst Clancy DuBos says nationally he’ll be most remembered for his part in the removal of the confederate monuments to Robert E Lee, Jefferson Davis, and PT Beauregard.
Despite reports indicating he would be interested, Landrieu says he does not currently plan on running for president in 2020.
New Orleans has suffered frequent, and often crippling floods from routine rainstorms during the latter half of Landrieu’s stewardship. DuBos says the failure of the Sewage and Water Board will weigh on his legacy.
The city’s finances were a wreck after the now imprisoned former Mayor Ray Nagin’s tenure. DuBos says Landrieu was able to address that problem, but it came at a cost.
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Mayor-Elect Latoya Cantrell will replace Landrieu.
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State Police charge a Hammond man with vehicular negligent homicide as result of a crash on I-12 near Covington that killed a one-month old child. Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight says 62-year-old Erroll Nugent missed his exit to Highway 190 and instead of turning around at the next exit, he tried a U-Turn through the grassy median…
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Dwight says one-month old Bryce Martin from Hammond was killed in the impact with the 18-wheeler. Nugent and three others in his vehicle were injured. He says Troopers suspected Nugent was impaired
Dwight says the one-month-old victim was also not properly restrained. He says Nugent faces numerous charges
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A bill barring drivers from touching their cellphones while on the road narrowly escaped the House and is on its way to the Senate. The anti-distracted driving legislation was inspired by the uptick in distracted driving road deaths in recent years. Bill sponsor Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval says the legislation is about protecting the next generation of drivers.
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Slidell Representative Kevin Pearson says the legislation is about a driving culture change. Now-a-days he doesn’t fire up his car without buckling up, but that didn’t always used to be the case.
But the bill wasn’t without opposition. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says living 250 miles away from the capital means she has to spend hours of her day on the road getting work done.
The bill passed with 53 votes.
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The LSU baseball team can turn its season around, if they can take this weekend’s series versus fourth ranked Arkansas. Coach Paul Mainieri’s team is in a slump, while the Razorbacks are one of the top teams in a loaded SEC
The Tigers have won 12 of their last 13 SEC regular-season series versus Arkansas. That includes the Rally Possum game two years ago in Baton Rouge. Mainieri says he can’t explain LSU’s success against the Hogs, considering the number of great players that came through the Razorback program
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The Pelicans take on the Warriors at home for game three of the series tonight, looking to grab their first win against the playoff dubs. They’ve lost their first two games of the series by an average of 14 points, after beating the Golden State in their last regular season matchup. Head Coach Alvin Gentry says this isn’t the same team they faced in April.
The Warriors have taken an alarming lead in the amount of free throws earned in the series, but Gentry says that’s not going to discourage the Pels from continuing to pound the ball inside.
It’s a matchup between two of the fastest, most up tempo teams in the league, and some fans are getting worried that it’s impossible to beat Golden State at their own game. Gentry says no matter what, New Orleans isn’t changing what’s gotten them this far.
The game tips off at 7.
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