The state’s Workforce Commission has launched a new initative to help Louisiana residents develop new skills and increase their career readiness. It’s called Tech Ready Louisiana and it provides free online access to more than five-thousand courses to help Louisaina residents develop the knowledge and skills needed to find meaningful employment. LWC Secretary Ava Cates…
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She says learners can earn a certificate in three to six months.

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has been disqualified for running for re-election. That’s because a Caddo Parish judge says the former U-S Senate candidate failed to qualify properly as he listed the wrong home address on his qualifying papers. La-Politics-dot-com Jeremy Alford says this is an unusual political story…
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Perkins does plan to appeal.

The state health department has provided medical providers with a list of exemption that would allow for an abortion under the state’s new abortion ban. There are some doctors who are concerned that the list of exemptions does not contain enough medical conditions. Tulane University medical school Doctor Cecilia Gambala says the law does allow for abortions under situations NOT listed within the language of the law, but it requires two agreeing doctors to sign off on the procedure…:
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Noodling is now legal in Louisiana. Noodling is fishing for catfish by using your bare hands and Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland says if you haven’t tried it, you’re missing out…
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McFarland says no one has actually been arrested for noodling, but he wanted to make sure.

The Louisiana Department of Health has released a list of medical exemptions that would allow for the termination of a pregnancy under the state’s abortion ban. But Cecilia Gambala with the Tulane University Medical School is surprised certain medical exemptions are not listed like the permature eruption of membranes, which results in a stillbirth. Gambala says deficiencies in the abortion law can be corrected by amending the law in the next legislative session…
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The state’s Workforce Commission launches its “Tech Ready Louisiana” program, which will provide free access to five-thousand courses for Louisianians to help them develop new skills and increase career readiness…
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LWC Secretary Ava Cates says learners can earn a certificate in six months and work around their busy schedule.

There’s been a stunning development in the Shreveport Mayoral race, the incumbent, Adrian Perkins, has been disqualified. Kevin Gallagher tells us why…
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Hundreds of new state laws went into effect this week. One of them makes noodling legal. Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland wrote the state’s noodling law…
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McFarland says noodling has become popular thanks to YouTube and social media posts.

The state Department of Health releases a list of all the accepted medical exemptions from the abortion ban law. However, some physicians feel the list falls short of the mark. Tulane University Medical School Dr. Cecilia Gambala says there are concerns about what is not on that list…:
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Also, two doctors need to agree on a medical exemption for an abortion to be performed.

Incumbent Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has been disqualified from running for another term in office this fall. A Caddo judge ruled Perkins violated election law by giving an incorrect address on paperwork while qualifying for the race. “LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford …:
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Perkins is appealing the judge’s ruling.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission launches Tech Ready Louisiana a free online learning platform to help thousands of people learn a new skill or even receive certification through online courses. Brooke Thorington explains.
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According to L-W-C, Louisianans will have free access to over five-thousand courses and learners can earn a certificate in three to six months.

The NFL has taken away the Miami Dolphins first round pick this year after the league determined owner Stephen Ross and vice chairman Bruce Beal spoke with Sean Payton’s agent about becoming the Dolphins next head coach before Payton announced his retirement from coaching. The Dolphins also made impermissible communication with Tom Brady when he was the quarterback of the Patriots. Ross has been suspended and the organization fined one-point five million dollars.

The Saints had to replace their 2021 starting safeties in the offseason. Malcolm Jenkins retired and Marcus Williams signed with the Ravens. Linebacker Demario Davis likes the new additions…
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Woodlawn of Baton Rouge Quarterback Rickie Collins decommitted from Purdue last night and there’s speculation Collins could join LSU’s 2023 recruting class. 24-7 sports ranks Collins as the 13th best quarterback in the nation and 12th best recruit in Louisiana. The Tigers do not have a quarterback in their 2023 recruiting class.

U-L Lafayette athletics director Doctor Bryan Maggard has received a one-year contract extension which means Maggard is now under contract through June 2027. Maggard was hired in 2017 and last season the Cajuns won a Sun Belt title in football, baseball and softball, plus raised more than 30-million dollars, the school’s most successful year in fundraising.

The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved the contract for new men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon. McMahon’s seven year deal is worth about 20-million dollars and his average yearly salary is close to three million dollars. He reportedly made 500-thousand dollars per year at Murray State.

Adoptees who are 24 years of age or older can request a copy of their original Louisiana birth certificate thanks to a law that went into effect on Monday…
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Former state lawmaker and chairwoman of the Louisiana Democratic Party, Karen Carter Peterson, has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge. Prosecutors say Peterson used 150-thousand dollars from the party and her own campaign to help feed a gambling addiction. Peterson has reportedly paid the money back and faces a December seventh sentencing date.

Another new law that went into effect this week raises the limit on how large a wind farm can be on state land and waters from five-thousand acres to 25-thousand acres. Houma Representative Jerome Zeringue says the legislation is designed to help grow a wind energy industry in Louisiana and he expects oil and gas companies to participate…
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We are moving closer to primetime when it comes to the hurricane season. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says use the time now to take photos or a shoot video of the contents of your home…
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As of today the tropics are quiet.

A new law that took effect Monday paves the way for Louisiana’s growing wind energy industry. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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The Louisiana Department of Health has released a list of conditions that could allow for the termination of a pregnancy under the state’s new abortion ban. Several of the health conditions listed, like underdeveloped lungs, will lead to the baby only living a few days. But Doctors say the list still does not provide enough clarity over what care is allowed.

Adopted persons who are 24 years of age or older can obtain a copy of their original birth certificate as a result of a new law that went into effect yesterday. Elise Lewis is a co-founder of Louisiana Coalition for Adoption and says they’ve lobbied for years at the state legislature for this law and she credits the bill’s author Rosepine Representative Chuck Owens who shared his personal story of adoption…
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A birth certificated can be requested through the Louisiana Department of Health’s vital statistics website.

Heavy rain is falling across southeast Louisiana this morning. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says it’s a good reminder to buy flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program if you currently do not have a policy to cover you from flooding…
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Donelon says you local insurance agent should be able to help you secure flood insurance through the N-F-I-P.

Adoptees who are 24 and older can now request a copy of their original birth certificate thanks to a state law that went into effect Monday. Elise Lewis, co-founder of the Louisiana Coalition for Adoption Reform says they’ve received positive feedback from adoptees…
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Lewis credits Rosepine Representative Chuck Owens for sharing his personal story of adoption for the bill finally becoming law.

Also becoming law this week is legislation that expands the limit from five thousand to 25-thousand acres for windfarm development. Houma Representative Jerome Zeringue says the wind industry needs about one-thousand acres per turbine…
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August is when hurricane season starts to really heat up, and Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says prepare now for a possible storm damage claim. Donelon says read your property insurance declaration page thoroughly…:
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Donelon says the Named Storm Deductible applies for hurricanes and tropical storms and requires you to put up 5-percent of your property’s value before insurance kicks in.

A researcher at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is studying female athletes at LSU and nationwide to find better ways to help them cope with mental health. Doctor Tiffany Stewart says little research ahs been done to identify the best resilience-based strategies for athletes…
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One of Stewart’s studies will focus on 50 LSU female athletes to measure their mental, physical, hormonal and immune resilience during normal to high stress periods.