A Facebook scam rears its ugly head in Louisiana. Colleen Crain reports.

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Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry has declared today “LSU Baseball Day” in Louisiana in recognition of the Tigers’ National Championship win. SecretaryLandry encouraged everyone to wear purple and gold to help celebrate the Tigers.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed three lawsuits against CVS. One of them stems from the text message CVS sent to people on June 11th, urging them to contact their legislator and oppose House Bill 358, HB 358. That bill,which ultimately died when time ran out on the session, would have banned pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies. The tests from CVS said the bills passage would have forced it to close its stores in Louisiana. Murrill says those texts were full of misinformation.

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In a statement, CVS says it sent the text messages in accordance with the law and because it was important for people to know about a potential disruption to its operations.

U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is speaking out on the Big Beautiful Bill President Trump wants to see passed by the fourth of July. This Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the largest tax cut for working families in the nation’s history…

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LSU may have won its eighth national championship just a few days ago, but head coach Jay Johnson and his staff are already hard at work putting together next year’s roster to defend their title. Glen West of 247Sports says the Tigers are still loaded with enough talent to make another run. The centerpiece will be freshman pitcher Casan Evans.

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U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says he prefers the House version of the Big Beautiful Bill over the Senate’s version because the Senate is looking at cutting Medicaid to the point that it threatens rural hospitals, and some people could lose their insurance. Cassidy says the House version freezes the Medicaid provider tax…

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The President has asked Congress to pass the Big, Beautiful Bill by July 4^th.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed three lawsuits against CVS, including one that stems from text message CVS sent to people on June 11^th. It urged people to contact their legislator in opposition to House Bill 358. Murrill said CVS used private patient information to send the text messages.

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Meanwhile the Better Business Bureau is warning about a Facebook scam involving mobile home sales by a seller that goes by the name Rose Harvey Mobile Homes, using real mobile homes to lure buyers.  The B-B-B has received several complaints about this company. President of the Better Business Bureau serving South Central Louisiana Carmen Million, says…

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The last two teams left standing in the College World Series, LSU and Coastal Carolina, begin their championship series on tonight. Jeff Palermo has a preview…

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A three-judge panel at the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court’s ruling that Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional. Attorney General Liz Murrill says she disagrees with the decision and says she will seek immediate relief from the full Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.

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Gas prices in Louisiana are up almost ten cents a gallon from 2.27 last week to $2.83. Don Redman with Triple-A says it’s the result of rising crude oil prices and uncertainty fueled by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

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It’s going to be a scorcher as summer officially gets underway this weekend. LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says so far the tropics have been quiet thanks to the Saharan Air acting as a protective layer for the last few weeks, but don’t expect that to last long.

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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting in Mandeville that happened yesterday.  Deputies were dispatched yesterday to a residence on Jasmine Street in reference to a female being shot.  When they arrived a man fired toward deputies who tried to get him to drop his weapon, but he continued shooting, so they returned fire.  The female victim was found dead inside, the male  suspect was taken to the hospital.

Last weekend’s shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses have shaken the nation, including the legislative community, to the core. Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says the shootings should serve as a reminder that public officials – elected or otherwise – should moderate their messaging.

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At the College World Series, a 30-foot tiger sculpture is taking the City of Omaha by storm. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The LSU Tigers will go for its first win in a best of three CWS championship against Coastal Carolina tonight.  LSU has won seven national championships, Coastal Carolina has won one, which came in 2016 against Arizona, who was coached by Jay Johnson.  Chanticleers Catcher Caden Bodine on the matchup…

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A three judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court’s ruling that Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom is unconstitutional. Loyola University New Orleans law professor Dane Ciolino says the ruling was not unexpected.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill says she strongly disagrees with the panel’s ruling and will seek immediate relief from the full Fifth Circuit and, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court.

Summer has officially begun, and LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says get ready for a lot of heat and humidity. Keim says the climate prediction center is forecasting a warmer and wetter summer than normal for Louisiana.

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LSU is two more wins away from another national championship in baseball. The Tigers will begin a best out of three championship on Saturday night against Coastal Carolina. Right fielder Jake Brown from Sulphur says they have been preparing for this moment since August…

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The LSU baseball Tigers aren’t the only ones taking Omaha by storm this week. A 30-foot tiger sculpture on a flatbed trailer affectionately named Mardi Gras Mike has been the talk of the town. Barry Kern, the president and CEO of Kern Studios, which created Mardi Gras Mike, says they’ve been taking him all over the city all week long.

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The last two teams left standing in the College World Series, LSU and Coastal Carolina, begin their championship series tonight. Jeff Palermo has a preview…

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A three-judge panel at the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court’s ruling that Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional. Attorney General Liz Murrill says she disagrees with the decision and says she will seek immediate relief from the full Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.

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Gas prices throughout Louisiana are creeping up. They’ve climbed to $2.83 a gallon for regular, up from $2.74 last week. Don Redman with Triple-A says the nearly 10-cent increase is driven by rising crude oil prices and uncertainty fueled by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

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It’s going to be a scorcher as summer officially gets underway this weekend. LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says so far the tropics have been quiet thanks to the Saharan Air acting as a protective layer for the last few weeks, but don’t expect that to last long.

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It was nearly a year ago that Hurricane Beryl formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Texas in early July.

Now that State Senator Blake Miguez has thrown his name into the rase for US Senate, there will be THREE candidates in next April’s Republican primary, including incumbent Bill Cassidy and State Treasurer John Fleming.  LSU-Shreveport Assistant Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow says it’s not good news for the sitting Senator because Miguezs the most conservative candidate for the Republican nomination, but points out Miquez does start this race at a disadvantage.

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Speaking of challenges, Tilapia has reemerged in canals near Port Sulphur, two decades after escaping a pond during Hurricane Katrina. LDWF Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fisheries Chris Schieble says they thought the invasive fish was eradicated in but recent findings suggest otherwise.

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Louisiana lawmakers unanimously passed a new law criminalizing the grooming of minors to enable sexual abuse. Here’s Colleen Crain.

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Come August 1st, Kratom will be illegal in Louisiana. Last week, Governor Landry signed Senate Bill 154.  As of now, the drug  is available at places like smoke shops and gas stations.  Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says he’s seen firsthand the kind of tragic results that could create.

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Beginning August 1st, kratom will be illegal in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Tilapia has reemerged in canals near Port Sulphur, two decades after escaping a pond during Hurricane Katrina. LDWF Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fisheries Chris Schieble says Tilapia pose a major ecological threat if they spread into nearby estuaries, where they could displace native species.

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State Senator Blake Miguez in now in the U.S. Senate race and according to some political experts, that’s bad news for Senator Bill Cassidy’s reelection bid.  LSU-Shreveport Assistant Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow says Miquez’ entry in the race gives Republican primary a third choice next April making Cassidy more vulnerable.

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Governor Jeff Landry has signed a bill criminalizing grooming, the act of building trust with minors to enable sexual abuse. The new law allows authorities to intervene even if abuse hasn’t yet occurred, targeting manipulative behaviors by adults at least four years older than the child. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick introduced the legislation saying it’s an important tool in protecting children.
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Governor Jeff Landry has signed a bill criminalizing grooming, the act of building trust with minors to enable sexual abuse. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick says his legislation was inspired by his daughter, Sarah Gioe, and her husband, Tim Gioe, who was abused by a priest as a child.

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The law takes effect August 1.

On that same day, Kratom will official become illegal in Louisiana. Last week, Governor Landry signed Senate Bill 154 into law, making the possession, sale and distribution of kratom illegal in the state. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain was on hand when Landry signed the bill. He witnessed first-hand the impact of kratom in his community.

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An invasive fish species thought to be eradicated has been discovered in Port Sulphur. Sean Richardson has more.

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The addition of State Senator Blake Miguez in the U.S. Senate race is bad news for Senator Bill Cassidy. LSU-Shreveport Assistant Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow says that’s because Republican primary voters will now have another alternative to Cassidy and State Treasurer John Fleming.

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The primary election is next April.

LSU fans are gearing up for tonight’s big matchup between LSU and Arkansas in the opening round of the College World Series. The winner will have an excellent shot at making the championship series. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says LSU beating Arkansas and getting to the championship series…

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LSU has scored 61 runs in six NCAA Tournament games. First pitch is tonight at six.

The 2025 legislative session ended with drama over a pharmacy benefits managers bill and Governor Landry threatening a special session. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says PBMs are the middlemen who manage pharmacy benefits…

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued a cease-and-desist letter to CVS over text messages the drug-store chain company sent to customers about House Bill 358, which would ban pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies in the state.  Murrill says people didn’t sign up for this…

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Winn Parish District Attorney Chris Nevils has dropped the manslaughter charge against Andrew Camp who is accused of fatally shooting his father  Chad Camp in 2023.  Sean Richardson has more.

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