Today marks the three-year anniversary of Ronald Greene’s death. Still no charges against the State Troopers who were seen on body camera video beating Greene before he died. Kevin Gallagher has more…
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Today is the funeral services for East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier, who died last week after he was shot multiple times six years ago during an ambush on law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge. Governor John Bel Edwards is one of the scheduled speakers.

The state Supreme Court will hear arguments today about whether those who were convicted by a non-unanimous jury verdict deserve a new trial. In 2018, voters passed a Constitutional Amendment ending convictions with as many as two jurors voting no. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says in 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that convictions must be unanimous, but did not call for new trials.…:
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Meanwhile at the state capitol lawmakers, have been given an additional 454 million dollars that can be spent over the next 14 months. The governor’s office says some of the funds should go towards a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne…
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The Edwards administration is pushing for 500-million dollars for a new Mississippi River Bridge, but state lawmakers have yet to agree on that type of allocation.

The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today over pre-2019 non-unanimous jury verdicts, and whether retrials for all those convicted are required. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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A federal judge in Baton Rouge heard arguments from plaintiffs yesterday who are asking the courts to toss out the Congressional district map approved by Republican lawmakers in February. A coalition of civil rights groups say there should be a second majority-Black congressional district, but GOP legislators say the Black population is too spread out to have two majority-minority districts.

The Revenue Estimating Conference has recognized an additional 802-million dollars in better-than-expected-tax revenues. 454-million dollars of that money will be available for legislators to spend over the next 14 months. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the governor is asking legislators to put some of that cash towards a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge…
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Lawmakers have been hesitant to allocate 500-million dollars for a new bridge when a placement for the bridge has yet to be finalized.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says an outbreak of bird flu has not been detected in the Bayou State. Bird flu has been found in wild birds in 34 states, the closest in Texas and Alabama. Only one human case of bird flu has been confirmed by the CDC. LDWF State Veterinarian Doctor Jim LaCour…
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Today marks the three-year anniversary of Ronald Greene’s death. The 49-year-old Black man died following a lengthy high-speed chase that ended in Union Parish. Two years later body camera video was released, showing Troopers stunning and punching Greene as he apologized. Paramedic Cindy Ott recently described what she saw when she arrived on the scene
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None of the troopers involved in Greene’s arrest has been charged criminally.

The governor’s office is pushing for a bigger pay raise for teachers now that the Revenue Estimating Conference has recognized the state has an extra 454 million dollars over this fiscal year and next. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne…
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Lawmakers seem to be in support of a 15-hundred dollar raise for teachers. The budget bill is currently in Senate finance and we’ll see if they seek to raise teacher salaries by another two-thousand dollars.

The bird flu is migrating across the country, but so far Louisiana has a clean bill of health. David Grubb has the story…
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State Police has canceled an Amber Alert issued last night involving two children taken from a home in Mandeville. Authorities say they were abducted by Sergio Hernandez, the father of the youngest child. Hernandez was arrested last night in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Officials say the girls were found safe and sound. Hernandez faces criminal charges.

The Revenue Estimating Conference increased income projections for this fiscal year by 350-million dollars today, giving state lawmakers addtional money to spend. Economists are reporting better-than-expected tax collections from sales and personal income taxes. Chief legislative economist Deborah Vivien…
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Governor John Bel Edwards believes the additional revenues should go towards giving teachers a two-thousand dollar raise.

An anti-abortion group says it opposes a controversial bill that would charge a woman with murder if they have an abortion. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says abortion-vulnerable women should not be treated as criminals
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The bill’s author, Oil City Representative Danny McCormick told the USA Today Network that if you believe abortion is murder then you must call it that. The Louisiana House is scheduled to vote on the bill on Thursday.

New data from the state Department of Health indicates fewer pregnant women are needing cesarean sections for the delivery of their babies. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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After hitting a record high of $4.15 a gallon for regular gasoline on March 11th, gas prices went down to about $3.85, but Triple-A’s Don Redman says the statewide average is back at four dollars a gallon…
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The state’s top anti-abortion group has announced its opposition to a House bill that would charge a pregnant woman with murder if she has an abortion. Louisiana Right to Life executive director Benjamin Clapper says the legislation is inconsistent with one of their long-standing policies
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Oil City Representative Danny McCormick’s measure would make abortions illegal in Louisiana and also charge anyone involved in the abortion with a homicide. A house vote is scheduled for Thursday.

The state Department of Health reports fewer pregnant women in Louisiana are having a cesarean section. C-sections fell to 29-percent last year for all deliveries; down from 33-percent the year before. Medical Director Dr. Veronica Gillespie-Bell says this data bucks a national trend…:
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LDH says cesarean births are often life-saving procedures, however they should be the exception and not the rule.

Breakthrough pacemaker technology is being used at an Ochsner facility in Baton Rouge. Electrophysiologist Doctor Freddy Abi-Samra says they can use a leadless device to enable biventricular pacing without the need to attach wires to the heart muscle…
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Doctor Abi-Samra calls the new device a game-changer for patients.

The statewide average for a regular gallon of gasoline has reached four dollars again. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says prices at the pump have jumped 13-cents since last Monday to reflect last week’s ten-percent increase in crude oil prices….
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Redman encourages motorists to budget for four-dollar a gallon gas for the near future.

The state’s leading anti-abortion group has come out in opposition to a bill that will make abortion illegal in Louisiana and charge women with murder if they terminate a pregnancy…
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Two children were killed over the weekend in separate vehicle crashes. 11-year-old Saylor Gatti of Zwolle was killed when the U-T-V she was driving flipped over in Sabine Parish. And a 14-year-old was killed in Grant Parish in a two-vehicle wreck on U-S Highway 165 on Saturday night.

Ochsner Baton Rouge electrophysiologist Doctor Freddy Abi-Samra has successfully completed the region’s first heart pacemaker procedure in a clinical trial that inserts a leadless device into the patient without the need to attach wires to the heart muscles. Abi-Samra says the Wise CRT system is a complement to standard pacemakers…
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For appointments visit ochsner.org/info.

It was a hot and dry weekend and Louisiana Radio Network meteorologist John Wetherbee says temperatures in the low to mid-90s will take place over the next few days…
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Wetherbee says rain chances will begin to increase on Thursday in southeast Louisiana and rain chances will increase for central and north Louisiana on Friday.

A leading anti-abortion advocacy group has announced its opposition to a controversial bill that would charge pregnant women with murder if they have an abortion. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Benjamin Clapper says abortion-vulnerable women should not be treated as criminals. And He says this legislation that makes abortion illegal is not needed…
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The bill to charge women who have an abortion with homicide is scheduled for a vote on the House floor Thursday.

It will be hot and dry today, but Louisiana Radio Network Meteorologist John Wetherbee says rain chances will go up on Thursday…
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The state health department reports a decline in the state’s cesarean delivery rate as a result of Louisiana hospitals participating in the department’s Safe Births Initiative. The cesarean delivery rate in 2021 was 29-percent down from 33-percent in 2020. She says many doctors are waiting until a birthing mother is six centimeters dilated instead of four before deciding to go through with a C-section…
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Ochsner Baton Rouge electrophysiologist Doctor Freddy Abi-Samra is using breakthrough pacemaker technology. He’s completed a procedure of implanting a pacemaker that’s a leadless device that corrects the heart’s rhythm without having to attach wires to the heart’s muscles. Abri-Samra calls this new technology a game-changer for patients…
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An anti-abortion group says it opposes a controversial bill that would charge a woman with murder if they have an abortion. Louisiana Right to Life Executive Director Ben Clapper says abortion-vulnerable women should not be treated as criminals
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The bill’s author, Oil City Representative Danny McCormick told the USA Today Network that if you believe abortion is murder then you must call it that. The Louisiana House is scheduled to vote on the bill on Thursday.

Get ready for some hot temperatures this week. Louisiana Radio Network Meteorologist John Wetherbee….
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The high will be 94-degrees in Shreveport today. Low 90s for the rest of the state and upper 80s for coastal southeast Louisiana.

Ochsner Baton Rouge becomes the first hospital in the region to utilize what could be a breakthrough in pacemaker technology. Here’s David Grubb…
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a teenager for allegedly threatening to shoot individuals at Donnie Bickham Middle School. The teen was taken into custody during the overnight hours after posting on social media last night threatening a shooting at DBMS.