With the 2024 regular legislative session in the books, Colleen Crain has a review from the Council for a Better Louisiana…
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In the final hours of the legislative session, lawmakers approved a bill that would prohibit out of state journalists from requesting public records from the governor’s office. Supporters of the legislation say out of state new agencies can use Louisiana journalists to access the records they are seeking for them.

Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell’s bill that would ban cell phones from classrooms heads to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk to be signed. Mizell says individual school districts will determine how the phones will be stored and she says it should lead to a better learning environment…
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If signed the bill would go into effect in the 2024-2025 school year.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the state will not renew a contract for a Louisiana float to appear in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Nungesser says they didn’t see a boost in tourism inquiries last year.
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Nungesser says the state will continue participating in the New Year’s Day Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, as that investment yields a 28-million dollar return in tourism business.

Governor Jeff Landry’s first regular legislative session (ends tonight 5PM) ended Monday night. Council for a Better Louisiana President, Barry Erwin says there were several anticipated important issues that lawmakers addressed and others that popped up in the session…

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Louisiana lawmakers did approve a 48-billion-dollar budget. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says ones of the highlight of the budget is what they decided to do with 771-million dollars in extra money they had to spend.  Instead of putting it into the Rainy-Day Fund…

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Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to ban edible THC products. Crescent Canna CEO Joe Gerrity led the effort to kill the bill…

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Lawmakers did approve age restrictions on THC products and where the products can be sold.

Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell’s bill to ban cell phones in the classrooms, heads to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk to be signed. Mizell says there are options for schools to determine how phones will be stored but no matter how they do, positive results will be achieved.

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The Teacher Workforce Commission says the number one issue is a lack of attention in the classroom due to cell phone use.

The legislative session ends today, and lawmakers failed to approve a bill that would ban all edible THC products. Sean Richardson has more.

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Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion-dollar budget that includes a two-thousand-dollar stipend for teachers and hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure projects. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says teachers can expect their two-thousand-dollar stipend earlier next school year

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McFarland says the goal is to make that two-thousand-dollar stipend a permanent raise, but they need to see what future projections look like first.

Six Louisiana teams made the NCAA Baseball Tournament and only LSU is left.

Louisiana Tech’s magical season came to an end at the Fayetteville Regional. The Bulldogs won 45 games and a Conference USA Regular Season title. Coach Lane Burroughs says those are two great accomplishments, but the ultimate goal is a trip to the College World Series…

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Hockey is coming back to Northeast Louisiana, but you’ll have to wait until Wednesday to find out who the team is. Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis is encouraging the public to join him at the Monroe Civic Center Arena for a press conference Wednesday morning at ten when he announces the team’s name, shows off their uniforms and signs the team’s first player. Community members will be able to explore corporate partnership opportunities and have first dibs on exclusive merchandise.

Authorities believe a targeted attack took the life of 16-year-old East St. John High school student, Aariah Henry early Sunday morning in Reserve but they don’t believe she was the target. She was one of six people in the Black Dodge Challenger that was targeted by individuals in a silver car. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre…

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Authorities shared video of the shooting in hopes of identifying the shooters.

A bill that would have banned edible THC products in Louisiana failed in the legislative session that ends today.  Crescent Canna CEO Joe Gerrity opposed the bill saying, a lot of what he heard on the Senate and House floor was nonsense and the lawmakers that are working to ban the products lack understanding of them.

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Some limits and regulations were passed but opponents of the THC industry say they’re still much too accessible and lack common-sense guardrails.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion dollar budget for next fiscal year. Jeff Palermo on what it contains…

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Louisiana Tech’s magical baseball season had a disappointing ending as the Bulldogs lost to Kansas State 19 to 4 and then to Southeast Missouri 9-to-3 in the Fayetteville Regional. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs on what he told his team…

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Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion-dollar budget that includes hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure projects. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says another highlight of this budget is what they decided to do with 771-million dollars in extra money they had to spend. He says instead of putting it into the Rainy-Day Fund, they will spend it now

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The legislative session ends today with lawmakers failing to approve a bill that would ban edible THC products.  Crescent Canna CEO Joe Gerrity led the effort to kill a bill. Lawmakers did approve new regulations, Gerrity explains…

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In Reserve, a 16-year-old Aariah Henry was murdered early Sunday in what authorities believe was a targeted attack. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says the victim was one of six in a Black Dodge Challenger and he’s shared video of the tragic incident in hopes of making an arrest.

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You can see that video at LouisianaRadioNetwork.com

There were six teams from Louisiana that made the NCAA Baseball Tournament and only LSU is left. The Ragin Cajuns were eliminated last night by Texas A-and-M as the Aggies defeated U-L Lafayette nine to four. Catcher Jose Torres says they gave it their best…

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Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to ban all edible THC products but instead decided to compromise with regulations. Sean Richardson has more.

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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the state will not renew a contract for a Louisiana float to appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Nungesser says they didn’t see a boost in tourism inquiries last year, but they did with the New Year’s Day Rose Parade. It showed a $28 million return on investment.

In Reserve, a 16-year-old Aariah Henry was gunned down while she was a passenger in a car that authorities believe was targeted by another car early Sunday. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says after talking to the victim’s teachers at East St. John High School, they don’t believe Henry incited the violence.

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If you have any information you’re asked to contact investigators, there’s video of the incident posted on our website. No arrests have been made.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion-dollar budget, but Early Childhood Education advocates aren’t happy with a $9 million cut. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland part of the reasoning behind this is that federal dollars from the pandemic that went towards early childhood education have expired.

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16-year-old Aariah Henry of Reserve was murdered early Sunday in what authorities believe was a targeted attack. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says they don’t believe Henry nor the other two females in the car were the intended victims…

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No arrests have been made. You can see a link to video of the incident at LouisianaRadioNetwork. Authorities are asking for the public’s help.

The legislative session ends at 6 pm tonight and lawmakers failed to approve a bill to ban edible THC products. Crescent Canna CEO Joe Gerrity led the effort to kill the bill…

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Lawmakers did approve age restrictions on THC products.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion-dollar budget for the next fiscal year. Jeff Palermo on what it contains…

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In Reserve, a 16-year-old Aarih Henry was murdered early Sunday in what they believe was a targeted attack. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says the victim was one of six in a Black Dodge Challenger and he’s shared video of the tragic incident in hopes of making an arrest.

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Tregre says they don’t believe the 16-year-old female was the intended victim but the three males in the car he says are not cooperating with investigators.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion-dollar budget that includes a two-thousand-dollar stipend for teachers. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland…

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The budget also includes hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure projects.

The 2024 regular legislative session ends today, and La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the biggest piece of legislation approved was the Gator Scholarship Program. He says it brings Education Savings Accounts to Louisiana, allowing families to access public dollars to pay for private school tuition….

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Lawmakers will adjourn at 6 PM.

LSU Baseball won two games Sunday and they are one win away from hosting a Super Regional Series. The Tigers defeated Wofford 13-6 in an elimination game yesterday and defeated North Carolina eight to four last night to force a winner-take-all all game today against the Tar Heels. Josh Pearson hit home runs in both games and says this team is always in the fight

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Tonight’s game is at 5pm.

At 6 pm the 2024 regular legislative session will end, and La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says an interesting dynamic developed during this session, the Senate did not go along with everything the governor wanted…

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Instead of Louisiana’s predicted job growth of 40-thousand, ULL Acadiana Business Economist Gary Wagner says it looks like it will be an average year for the state with 10,000 jobs. He says the predictions are based on companies across the country not specific necessarily to Louisiana, so it’s a good lesson not to put too much stock into job forecasts.

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On the upside, he says the state has seen growth no significant losses.

ULM will receive a grant of $750-thousand over the next three years from the state’s Entertainment Development Fund to create opportunities for students looking for a film industry career. Associate Professor of Communication, Dr. Chris Mapp says when it comes to the potential of the new program, the sky is the limit.

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LSU Baseball won two games Sunday and they are one win away from hosting a Super Regional Series. Coach Jay Johnson says you can never count out a team with talent and experience…

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They’ll play the North Carolina Tarheels tonight at 5pm in the Regional Championship.

The LSU Tigers will play for a Regional Championship today after winning two games on Sunday, beating Wofford 13 to six and then North Carolina eight to four. Thatcher Hurd had his best start of the season to beat the Tar Heels. Coach Jay Johnson on his decision to start Hurd…
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The Regional Championship game is at 5 PM today against U-N-C. U-L Lafayette and Tulane’s seasons ended yesterday with losses.

U-L Lafayette economist Gary Wagner says based on new data from the federal government, the state only added 99-hundred jobs in 2023, well below the 39-thousand that initial projections pegged
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Today is the final day of the legislative session. State lawmakers approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It contains a two-thousand dollar stipend for teachers on top of their regular salary. But early childhood education received a nine-million dollar cut. That could mean fewer low income students will receive state dollars to participate in early childhood programs.

ULM has received a $750 thousand grant over three years from the state’s Entertainment Development Fund. .
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