Louisiana and Baton Rouge are hosting the annual National Association of Secretaries of State. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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Name, Image and Likeness laws in Louisiana have officially been expanded under legislation passed this year and signed by the governor. So what’s next? Michelle Southern reports.
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Louisiana is hosting the annual conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says peers from over 40 states will gather for their annual meeting for the first time since Fox McKeithen held his position…:
Cut 3 (09) “…practices for elections.”
Ardoin is also the current president of the NASS. His term ends this year. He says the bipartisan group will discuss topics like cybersecurity, elections integrity & security and more. Voting machine vendors will also be there, and quizzed about how to make voting more secure to inspire voter confidence. Ardoin says nearly 500 people are in attendance for the conference, which end Sunday…:
Cut 4 (11) “…our culture, our food.”
Ardoin says other Secretaries of State will bring staff and even family members to enjoy what Louisiana has to offer during the 4-day conference. Over 500 are expected to attend. He says the event wraps up with a big dinner party at the Louisiana State Museum…:
Cut 5 (12) “…of our state’s culture.”
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Changes made by the legislature this year to Louisiana’s Name, Image and Likeness regulations have now been signed into law. This means schools, its employees and boosters can now directly or indirectly facilitate NIL deals for college athletes. Taylor Jacobs, the head of LSU’s newly formed NIL Department, says previously the university was not allowed to put players in touch with an interested business owner:
Cut 6 (08) ” proper notice”
Jacobs says the broadening of the NIL program now puts LSU on a level playing field with its SEC rivals. She says now that the university can be directly involved, student athletes will have some guidance in what to look for in terms of deals, and businesses can be more comfortable engaging in the process…:
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Players with NIL deals are still required to provide some type of service to avoid breaking the pay for play rules. Boosters also can not sway recruits. Jacobs says education is crucial in this process for all parties involved, but NIL is a great opportunity for players and teams. She says LSU is going to do everything it can to keep up with its opponents as this process moves along…:
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The state Fire Marshal’s Office is mourning the death of Monty, a retired K-9 officer that helped solve numerous cases. Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says to 12-year-old golden Labrador passed away peacefully this week, after he was diagnosed with cancer…:
Cut 9 (07) “…on Tuesday.”
Rodrigue says Monty was originally trained as a guide do for the blind, but his cleverness soon led to his training in sniffing out fire and arson evidence. She says Monty’s work helped top solve some major cases, like a fatal fire in St. Helena Parish, an apartment fire in Slidell that threatened the lives of some children and many others…:
Cut 10 (13) “…finding that suspect.”
Monty was retired shortly after solving that case, and had lived a casual life for his last three years. She says his handler, Fire Marshal’s Lt. Brian Mashon (muh-SHON) is mourning his partner, the office’s “Top Dog”…:
Cut 11 (09) “…a very good friend.”
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Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says protests outside of the homes of Supreme Court Justices are illegal. Since the reversal of Roe v Wade activists have gathered outside the homes of some justices. Kennedy says you can protest outside of a lawmaker’s home, the White House or a federal building…
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Kennedy says congress a number of years ago enacted laws to prohibit protesting outside of a justice’s home.
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Louisiana’s junior senator also accused the Biden administration of interfering by telling the Department of Justice and local law enforcement not to intervene and deter the protesters.
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On Saturday Ascension Parish Sheriff deputies attempted to pull over a vehicle on for a routine traffic stop and after a short chase, they apprehended 38-year-old Reginald LeBlanc of Donaldsonville and they found an AK-47 assault rifle, an automatic pistol and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his vehicle. Public Information Officer Donovan Jackson …
Cut 15 (09) “…heavy damage”
Such a traffic stop is alarming especially after a recent mass shooting during a 4th of July Parade in Illinois that claimed seven lives. Jackson says as for LeBlanc they don’t know if he had intentions to use the guns in his possession or his destination.
Cut 16 (10) “…off the streets“
Jackson faces a number of charges including illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and remains behind bars at the Ascension Parish Jail.