The debate in the House Governmental Affairs Committee over a congressional map with one majority-minority district has been going on all day. West Monroe Senator Jay Morris’ measure would most likely result in five Republicans and one Democrat representing Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives, upsetting Black lawmakers who want two majority-minority districts.

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Baton Rouge Senator Denise Marcelle asked Morris why should Republicans have such a huge advantage in determining who represents the state in Congress when only a third of the registered voters are registered Republican.

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The map was amended, so it would need to go back to the Senate once approved by the House.

A Senate committee approves a budget that takes into account a revenue shortfall of 104-million dollars. Senate Finance Chairman Glen Womack says this means additional dollars for school vouchers and education operation costs had to be cut.

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But Womack says the K-through-12 education funding formula is fully funded and there is 420-million dollars for early childhood education.

The end of inspection stickers in Louisiana is now just Governor Landry’s expected signature away from becoming official. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley, who authored House Bill 1085, says that ten-dollar inspection sticker will be replaced with a six-dollar QR code that you place on your windshield.

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And that information can only be read by special equipment available to law enforcement.

Hurricane season starts a week from Monday. What kind of season can we expect this year? Andrew Greenstein has some insight.

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The National Weather Service says much of the state will see heavy rainfall through the Memorial Day weekend. An area from central to southwest Louisiana could see six to eight inches of rain over the next few days. Most of the state could see four inches, but the chances of severe weather is low.

The LSU baseball season came to an end last night in the SEC Tournament with a 3-1 defeat to Auburn, as the Tigers will miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. Head Coach Jay Johnson hopes the program grows from this historically bad season.

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LSU’s 22 losses against SEC teams is a program record.

Four years after ending service out of Alexandria, United Airlines made its grand return to England Airpark today. Airport Director Ralph Hennessy says the resumption of twice-daily service to and from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is great for business travelers.

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Hurricane season begins a week from Monday, and the National Weather Service is predicting a below-average one this year, with between eight and 14 named storms, including three to six hurricanes. Director Ken Graham says history has proven, however, that a below-average season prediction does not reduce the risk of a devastating storm ravaging the coast.

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After a four-year absence, United Airlines returned to Alexandria today. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says United is offering non-stop service to and from Houston.

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United had stopped service to Alexandria in 2022 due to an industry-wide pilot shortage coming out of the COVID pandemic. The first flight from IAH arrived at 2:50 this afternoon, greeted with a water cannon salute and other fanfare. 

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Ed Orgeron is back at LSU! The former Tigers’ head football coach is returning as an assistant. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

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Another employee at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center has been arrested. The latest one is correctional officer De’Ja Lee, who’s accused of having sex with an inmate. Lee has been fired from Elayn Hunt and was booked into the Iberville Parish Jail on one count of malfeasance in office.

The National Weather Service is expecting a below-average hurricane season this year, with between eight and 14 named storms, including three to six hurricanes. NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs says a certain weather pattern is the key factor behind this forecast.

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Officials say just because they’re predicting a below-average season, that does not reduce the risk of a devastating storm ravaging the coast.

After a four-year absence, United resumes service out of Alexandria today, with twice-daily non-stop flights to and from Houston. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says the best part about flying out of a regional airport like AEX is you won’t have to arrive two hours before departure. 

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The party’s over for LSU baseball this season. The Tigers’ season ended last night with a 3-1 loss to Auburn, ending one of the worst title defenses in college baseball history. Head Coach Jay Johnson hopes the program grows from this difficult season.

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The party is starting up again in Baton Rouge, however, for Ed Orgeron, who becomes the latest fired head coach to be welcomed back to LSU with open arms. Lane Kiffin has added Orgeron to his staff as the special assistant to recruiting and defense. WWL Radio Sports Talk show host Mike Detillier says his longtime friend got the itch to coach again last fall.

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Former Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron is returning as an assistant coach at LSU. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

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Hurricane season starts a week from Monday. What kind of season can we expect this year? Andrew Greenstein has some insight.

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After a four-year absence, United Airlines returns to Alexandria today. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says United is offering non-stop service to and from Houston.

Cut 3 (07) “…back to Alexandria.”

United had stopped service to Alexandria in 2022 due to an industry-wide pilot shortage coming out of the COVID pandemic. Hennessy says the resumption of twice-daily service to and from Bush Intercontinental Airport will be very convenient for business travelers.

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Hennessy says the best part about flying out of a regional airport like AEX is you won’t have to arrive two hours before departure.

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The first flight from IAH arrives at around three this afternoon. It will be greeted with fanfare, including a water cannon salute.

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Ed Orgeron is back coaching at LSU again! Head coach Lane Kiffin has added the former Tigers head coach to his staff as the special assistant to recruiting and defense. WWL Radio Sports Talk show host and longtime friend of Orgeron, Mike Detillier, says Coach O has been wanting to return to LSU for several months.

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The 64-year-old from LaRose was the head coach at LSU from 2016 to 2021 and put together one of the greatest college football teams ever in 2019, when the Tigers went 15-0 and won the national championship. But two years later, he was fired and has been out of coaching ever since. Detillier says Orgeron got the itch to coach again last fall.

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Orgeron has been known as one of the best defensive line coaches in college football, and Detillier says Kiffin knows outstanding D-line play is critical to winning championships.

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This is will be the fourth time that Kiffin and Orgeron have been on the same staff together — twice at USC and once at Tennessee 2009.  Orgeron’s base salary is 100-thousand dollars, and it runs through January 2027.

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A very disappointing 2026 LSU baseball season ended last night with a 3-1 loss to Auburn in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers were ranked in the top two nationally before the season, but they finish with just 10 wins in the SEC and out of the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Jay Johnson says to say that it was a tough season is putting it very mildly.

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Johnson says the loss is really hard on the 12 seniors on the team.

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Johnson hopes the program grows from this difficult season.

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When you include the two SEC Tournament games, the Tigers’ league record was 10-22. Overall, LSU finished with a record of 30-and-28 — one of the worst follow-up seasons ever to a national championship season. Two teams suffered losing seasons the season after winning it all, and both are from the SEC — Mississippi State in 2022 and Ole Miss in 2023.

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The National Weather Service is expecting a below-average hurricane season this year, with between eight and 14 named storms, including three to six hurricanes. NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs says a certain weather pattern is the key factor behind this forecast.

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National Weather Service Director Ken Graham says history has proven that a below-average season prediction does not reduce the risk of a devastating storm ravaging the coast.

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Jacobs says now is the time to start preparing for hurricane season, which starts a week from Monday.

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Last year, there were 13 named storms, including five hurricanes. No named storm made landfall in the United States.

Hurricane season starts a week from Monday. NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs says now is the time to start preparing.

Cut 14 (09) “…more at ready-dot-gov.”

The National Weather Service is expecting a below-average hurricane season this year, with between eight and 14 named storms, including three to six hurricanes. Last year, there were 13 named storms, including five hurricanes. No named storm made landfall in the United States.

Four years after ending service out of Alexandria, United Airlines makes its grand return to England Airpark today. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says the resumption of twice-daily service to and from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston will be very convenient for business travelers.

Cut 4 (11) “…the same day.”

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LSU is proving this spring that you can indeed go home again. The latest fired head coach LSU is welcoming back is Ed Orgeron, as Lane Kiffin has added him to his staff as the special assistant to recruiting and defense. WWL Radio Sports Talk show host and longtime friend of Orgeron, Mike Detillier, says Coach O has been wanting to return to LSU for several months.

Cut 6 (11) “…for him.”

LSU baseball’s national title defense was a major dud, and their season came to a merciful end last night with a 3-1 loss to Auburn in the SEC Tournament. Head Coach Jay Johnson says the loss is really hard on the 12 seniors on the team.

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NOAA is predicting a below normal hurricane season as the federal government forecasting agency is predicting eight to 14 named storms, including three to six hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes. But National Weather Service Director Ken Graham says history has proven that a below-average season prediction does not reduce the risk of a devastating storm ravaging the coast.

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A very disappointing 2026 LSU baseball season ended last night with a three to one loss to Auburn in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers were ranked in the top two nationally before the season, but they finish with just 10 wins in the SEC and out of the NCAA Tournament…

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Former Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron is returning as an assistant coach at LSU. Joe Gallinaro has the story…

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State Treasurer John Fleming has challenged Congresswoman Julia Letlow to participate in three televised debates before the June 27^th Senate Republican primary runoff. Fleming, Letlow and Incumbent Bill Cassidy did not participate in a TV debate prior to the May 16^th primary, but Letlow and Fleming debated on the Moon Griffon Show.

The House Governmental Affairs Committee is debating Louisiana’s congressional map at this hour. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects a lengthy hearing, with dozens of people expected to testify in opposition of the map that would likely result in five Republicans and one Democrat in Louisiana’s House delegation starting in 2027.

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A prominent Democratic political strategist says while he expects the Republican Senate nominee to ultimately be elected, the general election should be closer than expected. James Carville says if the Democratic nominee can make it interesting, that could set the party up for success in the future – possibly as early as next year in the governor’s race, as Jeff Landry seeks re-election.

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NOAA is expecting a below-average hurricane season this year, with between eight and 14 named storms, including three to six hurricanes. NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs says a certain weather pattern is the key factor behind this forecast.

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Forecasters, however, say just because they’re predicting a below-average season, that does not reduce the risk of a devastating storm ravaging the coast.

After a four-year absence, United Airlines returns to Alexandria today. England Airpark Executive Director Ralph Hennessy says United is offering non-stop service to and from Houston.

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The first flight from IAH arrives at around three this afternoon. It will be greeted with fanfare, including a water cannon salute.

Debate on a Senate-approved congressional map that reduces the number of majority Black districts from two to one is underway in the House Governmental Affairs committee. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Democrats do not have enough votes to stop the so-called 5-1 map from passing.

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Current Democratic Congressman Cleo Fields is expected to lose his seat if this new map becomes law.

Ed Orgeron is back coaching at LSU again! Head coach Lane Kiffin has added the former Tigers head coach to his staff as the special assistant to recruiting and defense. WWL Radio Sports Talk show host and longtime friend of Orgeron, Mike Detillier, says Coach O has been wanting to return to LSU for several months…

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Orgeron led LSU to a 2019 national championship, but was fired two seasons later in 2021.

The general election in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is going to be a Republican blowout, right? One prominent Democratic strategist says, not so fast. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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NOAA is predicting a below normal 2026 hurricane season. Eight to 14 named storms, three to six hurricanes, and one to three major hurricanes. NOAA has a 70-percent confidence in these ranges. An average season has 14 named storms. An El Nino developing is expected to develop and El Nino conditions tend to support less tropical storms and hurricanes.

The House Governmental Affairs Committee is meeting to discuss the Senate Approved Congressional map that eliminates one of the two majority black districts, which would give Republicans the ability to represent five of the six Congressional districts. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects emotional testimony and possible outbursts that would result in the meeting being paused until emotions subside.

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Pinsonat expects the 5-1 Congressional map to be approved by the House next week.

A Republican is expected to win the U-S Senate race in November, but New Orleans based Democratic political strategist James Carville expects the race to be closer than many people would think, because Black voters are energized…

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A House approved constitutional amendment that would prohibit a governor from serving more than two elected terms is moving closer to final legislative passage as it has received approval from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. The bill’s author, Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham, likes new leaders and fresh ideas occupying the governor’s mansion and that would be hard to accomplish he says if former two-term governors are able to run again after sitting on the sidelines after four years…

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Some Democrats look at this proposal to keep Democrat John Bel Edwards from running for governor again.

Senator Bill Cassidy has a little more than 200 days left in the U-S Senate. Cassidy says he would like to pass a bill aimed at holding China accountable for polluting the U-S…

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