The U-S is once again reeling from another mass causality fatal shooting at a school. There were several bills in the regular session seeking to place restrictions on gun ownership, but none of them passed. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says for any gun control legislation to gain traction, one organization in particular will have to get behind it….

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Thibodaux native and former Baton Rouge resident Cynthia Tisdale was one of 10 people killed in the Friday Houston area school shooting.

Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval’s distracted driving bill found a surprising amount of success, but ultimately failed to cross the finish line. The bill would bar drivers from touching their phone while on the road. Huval says legislators just haven’t warmed up to the idea in the upper chamber.

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A Louisiana legend has passed away. LSU says Billy Cannon died peacefully Sunday at his St. Francisville home. Cannon led LSU to a national title in 1958 and won the school’s only Heisman Trophy in 1959. When LSU won the national title in 1958, they were picked to finish 8th in the 12 team SEC. But Cannon was so confident they would win the league, he bought a bunch of tickets for his family and friends before the season started…

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Cannon had a fall from grace in the 1980s,  when he was convicted on counterfeiting charges and served two and a half years in prison. He says he came through the rough period a better person…

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After his release from prison, Cannon became the Director of Dentistry at the State Penitentiary at Angola. He held that job until his retirement in January.

Louisiana educators are considering a statewide walk-out according to the Louisiana Federation of Teachers. Fifty three percent of educators said low teacher salaries was their top concern in a survey released by the group today. The survey of just over 3 thousand, 8 hundred federation members was not scientific, however, within the survey 61 percent support a statewide strike.
LSU mourns the death of its only Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 80. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval’s distracted driving bill found a surprising amount of success, but ultimately failed to cross the finish line. The bill would bar drivers from touching their phone while on the road. Huval says the surprising momentum the legislation gained indicates a growing interest in safer roads.

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Huval said he intends to reintroduce the bill next year.

The National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical disturbance that’s expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico this week. Forecasters only give the system a 20-percent chance of developing into a depression over the next five days. Danielle Manning in the National Weather Service office in Slidell says it’s still hard to figure out the track with this low pressure.
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LSU made it official today that former Ohio State quarterback Joe Burrow is transferring in. Burrow spent the past three seasons at Ohio State as a back-up. He graduated, which allows him to play this fall, with two years of eligibility left. Matt Moscona, with ESPN Radio in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, says history shows LSU has had some success with transfer quarterbacks, Zach Mettenberger and Danny Etling, are two examples…
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With Burrow on board. That gives LSU four quarterbacks competing for the starting spot. No word on if the other three will leave.

LSU says legendary football player Billy Cannon died peacefully Sunday at his home in St. Francisville. Cannon led LSU to a national championship in 1958 and won the school’s only Heisman Trophy in 1959. Tiger Rag President Jim Engster asked Cannon about winning college football’s most prestigous award…
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Cannon had a fall from grace in the 1980s when he was convicted on counterfeiting charges and served two and a half years in prison. But when he got out of prison, he became the lead dentist at the State Penintentiary in Angola was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

New Orleans has a good shot at landing a Super Bowl in 2024. Saints Owner Gayle Benson will make a presentation to the NFL owners on Wednesday. Under the league’s new bidding process, New Orleans is the only city presenting a bid and the NFL can either accept it or reject it.

A bill that would prohibit Louisiana drivers from handling their phone while behind the wheel did not make it out of the regular legislative session. It received approval from the House, but the Senate did not agree with state Representative Mike Huval’s bill. The Republican from Breaux Bridge plans to try again next year….
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Tomorrow, lawmakers return to the State Capitol for a special session on taxes.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical disturbance in the Carribbean Sea that will move into the Gulf of Mexico this week. Danielle Manning is with the National Weather Service in Slidell says there’s a low chance for development and it’s rare to see a named storm before June 1st, the start of hurricane season….
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LSU says legendary football player Billy Cannon died peacefully Sunday at his home in St. Francisville. Cannon led LSU to a national championship in 1958 and won the school’s only Heisman Trophy in 1959. Tiger Rag President Jim Engster asked Cannon about winning college football’s most prestigous award…
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Cannon had a fall from grace in the 1980s when he was convicted on counterfeiting charges and served two and a half years in prison. But when he got out of prison, he became the lead dentist at the State Penintentiary in Angola was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

New Orleans has a good shot at landing a Super Bowl in 2024. Saints Owner Gayle Benson will make a presentation to the NFL owners on Wednesday. Under the league’s new bidding process, New Orleans is the only city presenting a bid and the NFL can either accept it or reject it.

There were several bills in the regular session seeking to place restrictions on gun ownership, but none of them passed. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says for any gun control legislation to gain traction, one organiziation in particular will have to get behind it….
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Thibodaux native and former Baton Rouge resident Cynthia Tisdale was one of 10 people killed in Friday’s school shooting in Texas.

Louisiana lawmakers did NOT enact legislation to prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones while driving in the just completed legislative session. The House supported the proposal, but Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval says the Senate is not ready to enact the safety measure…
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Huval says he’ll bring the bill back next year.

LSU is mourning the death of Billy Cannon, the school’s only Heisman Trophy winner died Sunday at age of 80. Cannon won the Heisman in 1959, the year before the Tigers went undefeated to win a national championship. In a 2015 interview with Tiger Rag President Jim Engster, Cannon was so confident they would win the SEC, he bought a bunch of tickets for his family and friends before the season started…
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Saints Owner Gayle Benson will make an official bid on Wednesday at the NFL owners meeting for New Orleans to host a Super Bowl in 2024.
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That’s Jay Cicero, president of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, who says New Orleans is the only city that’s been asked to present a bid for that year as part of the league’s new bidding process.

A Louisiana legend has passed away. Billy Cannon died Sunday at his home in St. Francisville at the age of 80. He won the school’s only Heisman Trophy in 1958, but had a fall from grace when he was convicted on counterfeiting charges and served two and a half years in prison. In a 2015 interview with Tiger Rag President Jim Engster, Cannon said he came through the rough period as a better person…
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After his release, Cannon was the head dentist at Angola.

New Orleans has a chance to land the Super Bowl in 2024. Saints Owner Gayle Benson will make an official presentation on Wednesday at the NFL meetings…..
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That’s Jay Cicero, president of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, who says New Orleans is the only city who make a bid and the NFL will either accept it or reject it.

A bill barring drivers from touching their phone while on the road failed to pass the legislature, but gathered surprising levels of support. Becca Dill has more.
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The National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea which could move into the central or eastern Gulf this week. Danielle Manning with the National Weather Service office in Slidell says the sytem could bring us rain for the upcoming three-day weekend holiday…
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Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval’s distracted driving bill found a surprising amount of success, but ultimately failed to cross the finish line. The bill would bar drivers from touching their phone while on the road. Huval says the surprising momentum the legislation gained indicates a growing interest in safer roads.

Cut 9 (09) “far also.”

The latest school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School, has reignited the conversation around gun regulations. In response to the Parkland massacre, several bills were introduced in Louisiana that targeted firearms, but all were struck down. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter, who introduced several gun bills this year, says he hopes the legislature will come around on gun control.

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He says despite a lack of support in the capital this year, he’ll be reintroducing the legislation next year.

LSU mourns the death of its only Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 80. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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And the Saints are the only bidder for the 2024 Super Bowl, and Gayle Benson will be in Atlanta Wednesday to make the pitch that could land the Big Easy it’s 11^th big game.

And now, here’s commodities.

New Orleans is the only city that has been invited to bid for the 2024 Super Bowl, potentially setting the stage for the Big Easy’s 11^th time hosting the big game. Saints Owner Gayle Benson will pitch NFL executives on hosting Super Bowl 58 on Wednesday. Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation President Jay Cicero says unlike past years, there’s no competing bids.

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New Orleans’s last Super Bowl was in 2013, where the power went out and the Ravens won.

The latest school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School, has reignited the conversation around gun regulations. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter introduced three gun control that failed to passed, and says despite a lack of support in the capital this year, he’ll be reintroducing them next year.

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Summertime means more door to door sales, and that means more predatory home security sales practices. Don Molino has more.

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Iberia Bank, the largest financial company based in Louisiana, is shuttering 22 branch locations this year in the state, and 296 locations across the Southeast. Iberia recently acquired Gibraltar Bank and Trust for 223 million dollars, leading to further closures and the laying off of 124 Gibraltar employees.

A Louisiana legend has passed away. LSU says Billy Cannon died peacefully Sunday morning at his home in St. Franciscille. Cannon led LSU to a national championship in 1958 and won the school’s only national Heisman Trophy in 1959. Tiger Rag President Jim Engster asked Cannon about winning college football’s most prestigous award…
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Cannon had a fall from grace in the 1980s when he was convicted on counterfeiting charges and served two and a half years in prison.

Summertime is the most active season for door-to-door sales and unfortunately many of pitches are made by scam artists. Better Business Bureau Southwest Louisiana President Carmen Million says home security installation and sales ranks among one of the most problematic and reported industries in the country.
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State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says never let an unwanted salesman into your home.

Former Senator and First Lady Elaine Edwards will be laid to rest today. Jeff Palermo takes a look at her fascinating history.
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New Orleans will reportedly be awarded as a host city for Super Bowl 58 in 2024. An official presentation will made on Wednesday at the NFL owners meeting in Atlanta. New Orleans is the only city that’s been asked to bid on the Super Bowl for that year. The Big Easy has hosted the game 10 times, but hasn’t hosted the big sporting event since 2013.

The U-S is once again reeling from another mass casuality fatal shooting at a school. There were several bills in the regular session seeking to place restrictions on gun ownership, but none of them passed. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter says for any gun control legislation to gain traction, one organiziation in particular will have to get behind it….
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Thibodaux native and former Baton Rouge resident Cynthia Tisdale was one of 10 people killed in the Friday Houston area school shooting.

There’s a report the Super Bowl is returning to New Orleans. NFL reporter Albert Breer says the Big Easy will be awarded Super Bowl 58, which will be held in February 2024.

LSU and its fans are mourning the death of Billy Cannon, who passed away peacefully at the age of 80. He’s the school’s only Heisman Trophy winner and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

Summertime is the most active season for door-to-door sales, and State Fire Marshal Butch Browning reminds everyone to be wary of home security sales fraud. Dale Meredith of Cottonport recounted his story of how a salesman saw the ADT sign outside his house and proceeded to impersonate an ADT official who claimed to be there to replace his panel…
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State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says don’t invite a door-to-door salesman into your house.

Fox Television will broadcast the 67th Miss USA pageant at 7 PM, which will be held at Hirsch Colisuem in Shreveport. Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau spokesperson Chris Jay says the Miss Universe Organization will shine a bright light on the Shreveport area…
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