The Louisiana House approves legislation requiring public school employees to use the name and pronoun on a student’s birth certificate, unless the child’s parent provides written permission to do otherwise. The bill’s author, Bossier City Representative Raymond Crews, says it’s a parental rights bill, but Gretna Representative Joe Marino disagrees…
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The measure still passed on a 61-33 vote and heads to the Senate.

The Senate is considering House approved legislation that extends the state’s 150-million film tax credit program to 2035. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office has released a new report on the program. Economist Ed Seyler (Sigh-ler) says it does generate more household income than it costs the state…
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The House Commerce Committee is expected to vote on legislation today that would require property owners to do more to make sure their rental property is safe. Teiko Foxx reports it’s in response to the fatal shooting of three-year-old Devin Page, Jr. of Baton Rouge who was killed by a stray bullet while sleeping in his bed last year
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59 year David Doyle of Starks faces a number of charges after he allegedly shot a 14-year-old girl who was playing hide and seek on his property this past weekend. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says Doyle shot at people he saw running away from his property. The girl is expected to be okay.

Researchers at LSU develop a new bait that may be the key to getting the state’s exploding wild hog population under control…
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LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is joining LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models for 2023. A photo released by S-I shows Reese pointing to her ring finger in a purple string bikini. Reese and the Lady Tigers will also visit the White House on May 26th.

As we know crime is a big issue in Louisiana. A bill before the House Commerce Committee would require landlords or property management companies to provide proper security cameras and lighting on their residential properties. Jim Rather an attorney representing the Apartment Association of Louisiana says the legislation would result in more lawsuits and it would be costly for property owners…
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The House Commerce Committee is expected to vote on the bill today.

Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee is looking at a House Approved Bill that would extend the state’s 150-million dollar a year film tax credit program to 2035. A new legislative auditor’s report finds the program generates more household income than it costs, but does not generate enough state tax revenue to make up for the cost of the credits. Ed Seyler is an economist for the Legislative Auditor…
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Authorities have arrested a suspect in the April 28th fatal shooting of an employee at Mandina’s restaurant in New Orleans. The alleged gunman, 22-year-old Kyron Fazande, was taken into custody at a home in Houston. He’s accused of killing 23-year-old Hilbert Walker the Third. A customer at the restaurant was also wounded.

As the Senate debates a House approved bill to extend the state’s film tax credit program to 2035, a legislative auditor’s report looks at its economic impact…
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The Louisiana House has approved legislation requiring public school employees to use the names and pronouns on a students’ birth certificate unless parents provide written permission to do so otherwise. But Bossier City Representative Raymond Crews’ legislation also says an employee is not required to use another pronoun if it goes against their religious or moral convictions. Homer Representative Patrick Jefferson and Crews discussed that provision…
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Crews bill passed on a 61-33 vote and heads to the Senate.

Emotional testimony in House Commerce committee over legislation that would allow renters to break their lease if they report to police multiple crime and drug offenses a tenth of mile away from their home. Cathy Toliver’s three-year-old grandson was killed by a stray bullet from drive by shooting last year…
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The House Commerce Committee is expected to vote on this bill today.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old for allegedly fatally shooting an Arkansas man, who was in town for a birthday celebration. Ladarrius Evans of Hammond faces several charges including first-degree murder. The victim, Paul Holt, was set to turn 63 yesterday. The shooting happened Saturday morning during a carjacking.

The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence is urging lawmakers to provide dollars for domestic violence shelters
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The House has approved its budget plan for the next fiscal year and the Senate will approve its version in the next month. The House version does not contain 51-million dollars in early childhood education funding to provide pre-K education to an estimated eight thousand children, which is disturbing for Libby Sonnier, the executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children…
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Sonnier says they hope the Senate will include the 51-million dollars in its budget proposal.

We’re over five months away from the governor’s election in October and two candidates have been running TV ads, Jeff Landry and John Schroder. A PAC supporting Stephen Waguespack is set to begin airing TV ads today and la-politics-dot-com publisher, Jeremy Alford, says Hunter Lundy will soon release his first TV ads. Alford says Lundy has support from two groups you normally don’t see paired together….
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The spending plan approved by the House last week does not include a two-thousand dollar pay raise for teachers and it also does not include the 51-million dollars for early childhood education assistance the governor requested. Libbie Sonnier is the executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children says not having that 51-million dollars could prevent some eight-thousand pre-K students from participating in early childhood education….
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The Louisiana Federation of Teachers is upset over the lack of funding for teacher pay raises. House Republicans are concerned the state funding for higher teacher salaries in the future may not be sustainable. But LFT Legislative Director Cynthia Posey says legislators plan on giving themselves a pay raise, plus the state’s tax provides billions of dollars in tax breaks…
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After getting approval from the House last week, the state’s budget proposal will now be reviewed by the Senate. Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Director Mariah Wineski says they are hoping the state provides funding for domestic violence shelters. Wineski says a 2021 Legislative Auditor’s Report highlighted gaps in services for victims, including an average of 26-hundred requests for shelter beds per year…
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The coalition is asking for 15-million dollars in funding.

Corporal punishment in schools will be discussed on the House floor today. Metairie Representative Stephanie Hilferty has a bill that would require parental consent prior to the use of corporal punishment in public schools…
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According to the Louisiana School Board Association nearly 40 parishes still allow paddling in schools.