A rally will be held in downtown New Orleans this evening to call attention to immigration crackdowns that’s happening across the country, including in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Yesterday, Governor Jeff Landry signed a series of bills to reform the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Sean Richardson has more.

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A new era of college athletics has arrived. Schools can now pay athletes directly, thanks to revenue sharing in the NCAA. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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With immigration raids ramping up across the country, activists have been holding protests outside ICE detention facilities throughout what’s been dubbed Louisiana’s “detention alley.” And their journey culminates with a rally in New Orleans this evening. Service and care workers will be joined by civil rights activists and faith leaders in Lafayette Square to demand the release of immigrant workers who have not committed any crimes. Siti Pulcheon (SEE-tee PUHL-shin), a child of an immigrant mother, says what’s going on is inhumane.

Cut 4 (11) “…in horrible conditions.”

Yesterday, the group held demonstrations outside ICE processing centers in Basile and Jena. Pulcheon says the conditions inside those facilities are deplorable.

Cut 5 (11) “…solitary confinement.”

Pulcheon says during the rally, you could see the anguish in the faces of the people being held in the detention facilities.

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The rally starts at 5:30.

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Governor Jeff Landry signed a series of bills to reform Louisiana’s Department of Transportation and Development yesterday. HB 640 established the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction to manage five-thousand miles of non-federal aid roads, aiming to improve project delivery.

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The Office of Project Delivery was created to ensure the timely completion of DOTD projects. Landry says the Office of Transformation, led by the deputy secretary, will set performance indicators to enhance efficiency.

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These reforms aim to make DOTD more effective and accountable. Landry emphasized restoring public trust and maximizing taxpayer value.

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A new era of college athletics begins, as revenue sharing launches across the nation today. Schools can now pay up to 20.5-million dollars of athletics revenue directly to athletes. The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander says LSU will spend around 75-percent of that on football, 15-percent on men’s basketball and five-percent on women’s basketball. That leaves a small percentage for some of LSU’s other marquee sports like baseball, gymnastics and track and field, but Alexander says officials plan on paying every sport and finding other NIL opportunities.

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The expense from revenue sharing will leave LSU’s typically profitable athletics department in a projected eight-million-dollar deficit this fiscal year. Wilson says the administration intends to focus less on cutting expenses and more on increasing revenue through sponsorships like corporate logos that will be coming to Tiger Stadium this season. Alexander says they hope to have a balanced budget by 2027.

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The NCAA will police revenue sharing cap limits with the new College Sports Commission. NIL deals over 600 dollars will also be reviewed by the NIL Go board to determine whether they serve a valid business purpose and fall within a reasonable range of compensation. LSU has been outspent by its competitors so far in the NIL era; but with the shift away from collective-based bargaining, Alexander says officials believe the Tigers can offer just as much as other schools.

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LSU spent 5.5-million dollars out of its Bayou Collective on the football roster last year, compared to Ole Miss’ over 10-million-dollar investment and Ohio State’s near 20-million-dollar payout.

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This is the time of year that West Nile Virus starts to ramp up, and Dr. Alma Roy, the director of LSU’s Vector-Borne Disease Diagnostic Lab, says this year could be a busy one.

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So far this year, West Nile Virus has been detected in 14 parishes, with Livingston Parish reporting the state’s first human case last month. Dr. Roy says West Nile is not the only virus that mosquitos can transmit to humans.

Cut 14 (15) “…eastern equine encephalitis.”

Roy says while St. Louis encephalitis and eastern equine encephalitis are not as common as West Nile Virus, they are both just as dangerous.

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One Orleans Parish Jail escapee from six weeks ago remains on the loose. 27-year-old convicted murderer Derrick Groves is the last one still at large following Friday’s capture of Antoine Massey. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has a blunt message for Groves.

Cut 3 (10) “…turn yourself in.”

A 50-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to Graves’ capture remains on the table.

Governor Jeff Landry signed several bills to address Louisiana’s insurance crisis this morning. Among them is SB 61, which forces insurance companies to tell customers if they’re raising rates based on credit scores.

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Other bills Landry signed include one that bans hand-held cell phone use while driving and one that prohibits advertising expenses in rate filings.

Recent polls show that voters are largely unhappy with Governor Landry and the legislature. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says a poll he conducted just prior to the session found that the number of people who felt that the state was going in the right direction was rather low.

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Karlos Knott of Arnaudville is the new King of Louisiana Seafood. He won the title with his entry of a Roman-style pizza with butter poached Louisiana shrimp.

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Knott will represent Louisiana in the 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on August 2nd.

The Governor was busy signing bills today – many concerning the state’s insurance crisis. Governor Landry also signed a reworked medical transparency bill that he vetoed last year.

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Recent polls show that voters are largely unhappy with Governor Landry and the legislature. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says voters are particularly turned off by the bickering between Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, especially since they’re both from the same political party.

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The poll was conducted just prior to the start of this year’s legislative session.

Nine down, one to go. The search continues for the last remaining fugitive from the Orleans Parish jailbreak. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Triple-A says it expects more than 72-million people to head out of town for the Fourth of July holiday. Don Redman with Triple-A says you can expect heavy traffic – not just this week, but next week as well.

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There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of convicted murderer, Derrick Groves, the last remaining escapee from the May 16^th Orleans Parish Jail break. Sheriff Susan Hutson says work is ongoing to harden and modernize the jail so that something like this does not happen again.

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Louisiana has a new Seafood King. Karlos Knott was crowned this past weekend at the 18^th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cookoff. His winning entry was a Roman-style pizza with butter poached Louisiana shrimp.

Cut 13 (12)  “…open-faced sandwiches.”

As King of Louisiana Seafood Knott will serve as a Louisiana ambassador for seafood for the next year, and he will represent Louisiana in the 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on August 2nd.

Governor Jeff Landry signed multiple bills into law today to combat Louisiana’s ongoing insurance crisis.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Recent polls show that voters are largely unhappy with Governor Landry and the legislature. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says discontent with Republican legislators is coming from within their own party.

Cut 11 (14) “…unhappy with Republicans.”

The poll was conducted just prior to the start of this year’s legislative session

Governor Landry was at his desk signing insurance related bills today. One of the bills addressed distracted driving. Landry says the bill is one of the biggest things that could be done to lower premiums.

Cut 7 (05) “…less lawsuits.”

Landry signed a reworked version of the medical transparency bill he vetoed last year.

Neither the governor nor the legislature did very well in a poll conducted just prior to the start of this year’s legislative session. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says it showed a low number of people felt the state was heading in the right direction.

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With Friday’s capture of Antoine Massey, nine of the ten escaped inmates from the May 16^th Orleans Parish Jail break have been recaptured and State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges says there is a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the capture of convicted murderer Derrick Groves who is still at large.

Cut 4 (10) “…for that reward.”

A new king of Louisiana seafood is crowned. Karlos Knott will represent Louisiana in the 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on August 2nd. He says seafood has been a big part of his life.

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He was crowned at the 18^th Annual Seafood Cook-off this past weekend.

Governor Jeff Landry has been busy signing a number of bills addressing Louisiana’s insurance crisis. One of them, SB 61 forces insurance companies to tell customers if they are raising rates based on credit scores.

Cut 6 (05) “…know about it.”

He says all these bills are for the people of Louisiana and should drive down insurance rates.

Recent polls show that voters are largely unhappy with Governor Landry and the legislature. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says voters are particularly turned off by the bickering between Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, especially since they’re both from the same political party.

Cut 9 (07)  “…the insurance commissioner.”

The poll was conducted just prior to the start of this year’s legislative session.

Nine down, one to go. The search continues for the last remaining fugitive from the Orleans Parish jailbreak. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Louisiana has a new Seafood King. Karlos Knott was crowned this past weekend at the 18^th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cookoff. His winning entry was a Roman-style pizza with butter poached Louisiana shrimp.

Cut 13 (12)  “…open-faced sandwiches.”

As King of Louisiana Seafood Knott will serve as a Louisiana ambassador for seafood for the next year, and he will represent Louisiana in the 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on August 2nd.

One Orleans Parish Jail escapee from six weeks ago remains on the loose. 27-year-old convicted murderer Derrick Groves is the last one still at large following Friday’s capture of Antoine Massey. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has a blunt message for Groves.

Cut 3 (10) “…turn yourself in.”

The 50-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to Groves’ capture is still on the table.

A new king of Louisiana seafood is crowned.

Cut 12 (08) “…Arnaudville, Louisiana.”

Karlos Knott’s winning entry was a Roman-style pizza with butter poached Louisiana shrimp. As the newly anointed King of Louisiana Seafood, Knott will represent Louisiana in the 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on August 2nd.

Governor Jeff Landry signed multiple bills into law today to combat Louisiana’s ongoing insurance crisis.  Sean Richardson has more.

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And now, a look at today’s commodities.

Nine down, one to go. The search continues for the last remaining fugitive from the Orleans Parish jailbreak. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Governor Jeff Landry signed multiple bills into law today to combat Louisiana’s ongoing insurance crisis.  Sean Richardson has more.

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One Orleans Parish Jail escapee from six weeks ago remains on the loose. 27-year-old convicted murderer Derrick Groves is the last one still at large following Friday’s capture of Antoine Massey. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has a blunt message for Groves.

Cut 3 (10) “…turn yourself in.”

State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges says the 50-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to Groves’ capture is still on the table.

Cut 4 (10) “…for that reward.”

Groves was among ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail during the early morning hours of May 16th. Sheriff Susan Hutson says work is ongoing to harden and modernize the jail so that something like this does not happen again.

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Governor Jeff Landry sat at his desk today and signed a number of bills to address Louisiana’s insurance crisis. Landry signed SB 61 that forces insurance companies to tell customers if they are raising rates based on credit scores.

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Landry says, finally, Louisiana was able to pass a distracted driver bill, saying that it’s one of the biggest things that it could do to lower premiums.

Cut 7 (09) “…less lawsuits.”

Landry vetoed a medical transparency bill last year that he says even though it was worked on by both sides, it was ultimately a bad bill and says they can do better.

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Landry says all these bills are for the people of Louisiana that should drive down insurance rates.

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Recent polls show that voters are largely unhappy with Governor Landry and the legislature. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says voters are particularly turned off by the bickering between Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, especially since they’re both from the same political party.

Cut 9 (07)  “…the insurance commissioner.”

Pinsonat says he conducted a poll just prior to the start of this year’s legislative session, and he found that the number of people who felt that the state was going in the right direction was rather low.

Cut 10 (11) “…they just weren’t.”

Pinsonat says what’s especially telling is that the discontent with Republican legislators is coming from within their own party.

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A new king of Louisiana seafood is crowned.

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Karlos Knott’s winning entry was a Roman-style pizza with butter poached Louisiana shrimp.

Cut 13 (12)  “…open-faced sandwiches.”

After being crowned the winner, Knott said seafood has been a big part of his life.

Cut 14 (11) “…was always seafood.”

As the newly anointed King of Louisiana Seafood, Knott will serve as a Louisiana ambassador for seafood for the next year, and he will represent Louisiana in the 21st annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on August 2nd.