Despite Governor Landry’s support, Constitutional Amendment Two and the other three amendments on Saturday failed to pass. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Governor Landry lashed out at his political opponents in the wake of the defeat of the four constitutional amendments. In a statement, he said, in his words, Soros and far left liberals poured millions of dollars into Louisiana with propaganda and outright lies about Amendment 2.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with its report on how to deal with the state’s waste tire crisis following a statewide listening tour. Secretary Aurelia Giacometto says waste tires are having an impact on farms, especially at harvest time. 

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Radiation Oncology Medical Director Doctor Lane Rosen says nuclear oncology, or theranostics, uses radiopharmaceuticals to treat tumors. He says theranostics is one of the most advanced methods to precisely diagnose and treat cancer.

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Louisiana voters soundly rejected all four Constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot, with about 65-percent of voters voting no on each one. Governor Landry pushed hard for Amendment 2, telling voters it would make the state more attractive for business investment. But John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says the governor didn’t start campaigning for the amendment until the week of early voting…

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Amendment Two was born in last November’s tax reform special session. It sought to make major changes to Article Seven that included lowering the maximum income tax rate, limiting annual budget increases, and making it harder to approve new tax breaks.

The race for Lake Charles mayor is headed to a runoff. Republican incumbent Nic Hunter got 47-percent of the vote – not enough to win outright. Thus, he will face independent Marshal Simiem, who got 29-percent of the vote Saturday.

Following a statewide listening tour, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with its report on how to deal with the state’s waste tire crisis. Secretary Aurelia Giacometto says one thing they learned in the six town halls is that many collection sites charge a per-tire fee over a certain limit, and that’s counterproductive.

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Medical director of Radiation Oncology Doctor Lane Rosen says the Willis Knighton Cancer Center now has the most advanced molecular imaging tools in the country for delivery and monitoring of radiopharmaceutical treatment.

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Louisiana voters emphatically rejected the four Constitutional Amendments on Saturday’s ballot, including Amendment Two, which would have rewritten the tax and spend section of the Louisiana Constitution. John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says the governor and Republican lawmakers took too big of a swipe at changing the state’s tax code…

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Governor Jeff Landry blames far left liberals for the amendment not passing.

The season came to an end yesterday for the LSU women’s basketball team, a 72 to 65 defeat to UCLA in the Elite Eight. It’s the final game for Aneesah Morrow, who finishes with the third most rebounds in Division One women’s basketball history….

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens a nuclear oncology department today. Colleen Crain reports it will improve cancer treatment for patients.

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Southeast Louisiana is dealing with severe weather this morning. Heavy rainfall has led to school closures in Upper St. Martin Parish, Zachary and East Feliciana Parishes. A flash flood warning is in effect for portions of Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes until 11 AM. Houma, LaRose, Marrero and LaPlace are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 9 AM.

Louisiana voters gave a resounding “No” to the four Constitutional Amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Each proposal lost in a two to one vote, including Amendment Two, which Governor Jeff Landry strongly supported. Landry went around the state this month telling voters Amendment Two would make Louisiana a more business friendly state.

However, Amendment Two faced opposition from conservatives over concerns it would weaken constitutional protections for property tax exemptions that religious groups and nonprofits rely on. John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling also says Democrats were energized to vote against it as they do not like the fast-moving agendas from both Republican President Donald Trump and Landry….

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Officials say it will radically change cancer treatments for patients in the region. Medical director of Radiation Oncology at Willis Knighton Health System, Doctor Lane Rosen, says nuclear oncology, also known as theranostics, uses radiopharmaceuticals to treat tumors……

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Rosen says theranostics is one of the most advanced methods to precisely diagnose and treat cancer.

The LSU women’s basketball season ended one game short of reaching the Final Four as the Lady Tigers lost to UCLA 72 to 65 yesterday in Spokane, Washington. It was the final game for All American Aneesah Morrow, one of the greatest rebounders in women’s college basketball history. Coach Kim Mulkey will soon begin to focus on next season…

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Louisiana voters rejected all four Constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot on a two to one vote. It’s a political defeat for Governor Jeff Landry, who pushed for Amendment 2, telling voters it would make the state more attractive for business investment. But John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says the governor didn’t start campaigning for the amendment until the week of early voting…

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For the second year in a row the LSU Lady Tigers season ended in the Elite Eight. LSU shot 37-percent from the field as they missed several shots they normally make in a 72-65. Coach Kim Mulkey says the game was lost in the second quarter, when UCLA’s best player, Lauren Betts, was out of the game in foul trouble and the Bruins still outscored LSU 22-12…

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Following a statewide listening tour, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with a report on the state’s waste tire crisis. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A strong a line of storms is moving across south Louisiana this morning. We are seeing heavy rainfall in the Lafayette area and to the west in Crowley and Jennings. The commute this morning in the Baton Rouge area could be difficult and the New Orleans area will see heavy rain later this morning.

Following a statewide listening tour, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with a report on the state’s waste tire crisis. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its nuclear oncology department today. Colleen Crain reports it will improve cancer treatment for patients.

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Despite Governor Jeff Landry’s support, Constitutional Amendment Two and the other three amendments on Saturday failed to pass. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Following a statewide listening tour, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with its report on how to deal with the state’s waste tire crisis. Secretary Aurelia Giacometto says one thing they learned in the six town halls is that many collection sites charge a per-tire fee over a certain limit, and that’s counterproductive.

Cut 4 (11) “…just been dumped.”

Giacometto says waste tires are also having an impact on farms, especially at harvest time.

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Giacometto says in more urban areas, waste tires are having an adverse effect on the state’s waterways.

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And when it rains, the water collected in those tires can allow mosquitoes to breed in them, potentially leading to mosquito-transmitted diseases like West Nile Virus. She says one possible solution is offering grants to communities to help them pick up waste tires.

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Officials say it will radically change cancer treatments for patients in the region. Medical director of Radiation Oncology at Willis Knighton Health System, Doctor Lane Rosen, says nuclear oncology, also known as theranostics, uses radiopharmaceuticals to treat tumors……

Cut 7 (07) “…in a better way.” 

The expansion includes two significant pieces of equipment. The Siemens Biograph Vision PET Scan, which is the only one in the state. The other new tool is called Star Guide which is a GE SPECT CT scan. Rosen says the Willis Knighton Cancer center now has the most advanced molecular imaging tools in the country for delivery and monitoring of radiopharmaceutical treatment.

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Rosen says theranostics is one of the most advanced methods to precisely diagnose and treat cancer

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Rosen says theranostics will be one of the standards of treatment for cancer within ten years.

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Louisiana voters rejected all four Constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. It’s a political defeat for Governor Jeff Landry, who pushed for Amendment 2, telling voters it would make the state more attractive for business investment. But John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says the governor didn’t start campaigning for the amendment until the week of early voting…

Cut 10 (13) “…either.”

Constitutional Amendment Two was born in last November’s tax reform special session. It sought to make major changes to Article Seven that included lowering the maximum income tax rate, limiting annual budget increases, and making it harder to approve new tax breaks. But Couvillon says the governor and Republican lawmakers took too big of a swipe at changing the state’s tax code…

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Amendment Two faced opposition from conservatives over concerns it would weaken constitutional protections for property tax exemptions that religious groups and nonprofits rely on. Couvillon also says Democrats were energized to vote against it as they do not like the fast-moving agendas from both Republican President Donald Trump and Landry….

Cut 12 (12) “…could matter.”

In a statement, Landry blames far-left liberals for the amendment failing to pass. The governor says he will continue to fight to make generational changes for Louisiana to succeed.

All four constitutional amendments failed to pass with about 65 percent of voters voting no.

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For the second year in a row the LSU Lady Tigers season ended in the Elite Eight. LSU shot 37-percent from the field as they missed several shots they normally make in a 72-65. Coach Kim Mulkey says the game was lost in the second quarter, when UCLA’s best player, Lauren Betts, was out of the game in foul trouble and the Bruins still outscored LSU 22-12…

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UCLA hit ten 3-pointers on the game. Timea Gardnier came off the bench and with her quick release she made five threes. Gabriela Jacquez had four 3-pointers and had 18 points. Lauren Betts finished with 17 points.

LSU was led by Flau’jae Johnson who had 28 points, 24 of them came in the 2^nd half. Aneesah Morrow had 15 points and seven rebounds. The Chicago native finished her college career with 1,714 rebounds, the third most in Division one history. Morrow thanked Mulkey for making her one of the best college basketball players in the country, but it was not easy…

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LSU finishes its season with a 31-6 record. Morrow is out of eligibility and Johnson has the option to turn pro. Mulkey is bringing in the nation’s number one high school recruiting class next season, but they’ll need new veteran players…

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The eighth-ranked LSU baseball team completed a three-game sweep of the Mississippi State Bulldogs early Sunday morning as the Tigers pounded out 19 hits in a 17-8 win. LSU scored eight runs in the first inning. After Derek Curiel led off the inning with a single, Jared Jones hit a two-run homer. Coach Jay Johnson says Jones put a nice swing on the ball…

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It was the second SEC series sweep of the season for the Tigers who are now 7-2 in the league. The Bulldogs are 1-8. Johnson says his LSU team won three games over a good team…

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Chase Shores started the series finale, but only pitched four innings. He left after one hopper hit his glove than his face, which led to a swollen eye and a cut on his face. Johnson says Shores is fine…

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Today is election day.  Four constitutional amendments are on Saturday’s ballot. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana has a nonpartisan guide available for voters. PAR president Steven Procopio says Amendment one gives the Louisiana Supreme Court the authority to discipline out of state -lawyers and it gives the Louisiana legislature the authority to create specialty courts not limited to parish and judicial district boundaries…

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LSU President William Tate has announced a hiring freeze for most of the university along with other cost-saving measures.  In a statement Tate said with the university facing unpredictable and unprecedented federal funding changes and shifting financial support in other areas, it’s important to shore up operations and protect the university’s current stream of support.

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The head of the Office of Motor Vehicles has resigned. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Crawfish prices have dropped 25 cents, hitting a new low for 2025. According to the Crawfish App, live crawfish are averaging $3.64 a pound, when it comes to boiled crawfish, you can expect to pay a little more than six-dollars a pound. Prices are dropping, because supply is up. Evangeline Parish crawfish farmer Jonathan Fontenot…

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Four constitutional amendments are on the ballot when you head to the polls today. Public Affairs Research Council President Stephen Procoppio says Amendment three removes the list of 16 crimes for which people under the age of 17 can be charged as an adult and puts it into state law, so lawmakers can more easily expand the list of felony laws that could result in a person under the age of being charged as an adult…

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A good ole fashion pitching duel at Alex Box Stadium lasat night  and LSU came out on top beating Mississippi State two to one. LSU’s pitchers struck out 18 Bulldog hitters. Anthony Eyanson allowed one unearned run over five innings and struck out 12. Casan Evans pitched three innings of relief and struck out six. The Tigers go for the sweep this this evening at 6.

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President Trump’s rhetoric targeting Canada is having a profound effect on the Great on the Great Acadian Awakening in Lafayette in October. It celebrates the influence Cananda has had on the Acadian people. But now more than half of the Canadians scheduled to attend have cancelled.  Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says if relations between the two countries continue to go south, this could be just the beginning.

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Supply is up, so crawfish prices have dropped 25 cents, hitting a new low for 2025. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King says the April marks the historical true start of the heart of crawfish season, and she expects prices will continue to go down as we approach Easter weekend. Crawfish farmer Jonathan Fontenot.

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President Trump’s rhetoric targeting Canada, including the tariffs he’s imposed and his desire to make Canada a U.S. state, are having a profound effect on a Lafayette event that celebrates Canada’s influence on the Acadian people. More than half of the Canadians who had been scheduled to appear at the Great Acadian Awakening in October have cancelled already. Governor Billy Nungesser told Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana that he’s very concerned.

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Crawfish prices have dropped 25 cents, hitting a new low for this year. According to the Crawfish App, live crawfish are averaging $3.64 a pound, and for boiled crawfish you’ll pay a little more than six-dollars a pound. Prices are dropping, because supply is up. Evangeline Parish crawfish farmer Jonathan Fontenot…

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Four constitutional amendments are on the ballot in today’s election. Saturday’s ballot. Amendment two is the big one. It would enact new tax rules like caping the state income tax rate that lawmakers can charge and double the standard deduction for anyone 65 and older.  Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says the measure would also dissolve three education trust funds and use the money to pay down retirement debt which would provide a permanent two-thousand-dollar teacher pay raise…

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The LSU women’s basketball team is moving on to the Elite Eight after a hard-fought 80-73 win over North Carolina State. The Lady Tigers were led by Aneesah Morrow, who had 30 points and 19 rebounds. LSU will play top-seeded UCLA on Sunday at two PM in Spokane. Washington.