If your vehicle inspection sticker is not due for renewal until next year or beyond, don’t bother – you’ll never need to renew it again. A House bill to replace the inspection sticker with a QR code has passed the Senate and will soon be on the desk of the Governor, who has said he will sign it. The vote in the Senate was 27 to 7. Lafayette Democrat Gerald Boudreaux one of those voting “no”; he said owners of businesses that perform official state inspections expressed concerns about the effects on their operations.

Cut 3 (07) “…have been there.”

Alexandria Democrat Jay Luneau said inspections are not a major source of revenue for these businesses.

Cut 4 (09) “…profitable or not.”

The QR code will cost six dollars a year.

The legislature approves a bill to make the rescheduled U.S. House primaries open primaries and hold them November 3rd. House Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Beau Beaullieu was asked whether it’s legal to have the Senate races be closed primaries while the House races are open primaries.

Cut 12 (10) “…any legal jeopardy.”

Attorney General Liz Murrill is threatening to strip New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and others of their offices for violating the state’s usurper laws. After the legislature merged the office of Orleans Parish criminal court clerk with that of the civil court clerk, the city called a special election. UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says the question is whether the legislature’s action actually created a new office.

Cut 8 (11) “…by the courts.”

The political battle between Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and New Orleans leaders continues to escalate with Murrill now threatening to remove Mayor Helena Moreno and other elected officials for violating state law if they go through with an election for a new court clerk. UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says the state can tell parishes and cities how they organize their government….

Cut 9 (07) “….power to destroy”

Mayor Helena Moreno says Murrill has violated state law by threatening to remove her and others from office.

The legislature has sent to the Governor’s desk a bill that sets new election dates for the six US House races, and temporarily move them back to open primaries. House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu was asked why this year’s U.S. House races can’t be closed primaries…:

Cut 11 (12) “did discuss that”
He says the 2026 House races will be an open primary in November, with a December runoff.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says a fraud-detection platform called Anti-Fraud One, led to the arrest of six Ouachita Parish residents who were involved in a long-running insurance fraud scheme involving fire and water damage claims…

Cut 15 (08) “./..catch these individuals”

Temple did not provide specific details of what the alleged fraud scheme entailed.

Education Scorecard ranks Louisiana first among states in reading growth from 2022 to 2025 and second among states in math growth over that same time frame. Governor Jeff Landry congratulates the students for achieving historic academic gains.

Cut 4 (11) “…systems across Louisiana.”

This Scorecard follows the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, where Louisiana jumped 17 spots up to number-32 — the highest ranking in the state’s history.

The Louisiana Legislature has passed a bill that sets new election dates for the suspended U-S House races. The elections will move back to an Open Primary with the primary set for November third and a December 12^th runoff House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullie was asked if it’s legal to have the Senate races as closed primaries while the House races are open primaries…

Cut 12 (10) “…any legal jeopardy”

Qualifying for U-S House open primaries will be August 5^th through the 7^th.

Coming up today on the Senate floor, Louisiana Senators will debate the bill that would return the state’s Congressional District map to five Republican majority districts and one Democratic majority district. The House Democratic delegation knows they do not have the votes to stop it, so litigation is likely once the bill is signed by Governor Landry.

Louisiana students continue to outperform most students when it comes to reading and math growth. According to a new report from the Education Scorecard, Louisiana ranked first among states in reading growth and second in math progress from 2022 to 2025. Governor Landry says when the same report came out last year, Louisiana held the same rankings in both metrics in the period from 2019-2024….

Cut 5 (11) “…leading the nation”

The Louisiana Department of Insurance says six Ouachita Parish residents have been arrested following an investigation into a long-running insurance fraud scheme. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says a fraud-detection platform called Anti-Fraud One, identifyied a network of suspicious insurance claims…

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Louisiana is one of three states to using Anti-Fraud one.

The Full Senate today is expected to vote on the new congressional map it advanced out of committee early Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the legislature has sent to the Governor’s desk a bill that sets new election dates for the six US House races, and temporarily move them back to open primaries. House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu was asked why this year’s U.S. House races can’t be closed primaries…:
Cut 11 (12) “did discuss that”
He says the 2026 House races will be an open primary in November, with a December runoff.

The Louisiana National Guard says about 125 of its soldiers have been sent to support security missions in Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital. The President declared a crime emergency in D.C. 9 months ago which triggers such National Guard troop deployments.

Louisiana continues to lead the nation in academic improvement, according to the latest Education Scorecard. Joe Gallinaro has the story…:
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AAA says today’s statewide average for a gallon of regular gas stands at $4 which is down 2 cents from the prior week but still 75 cents higher than the same time last month.

The LSU baseball team finishes out the regular season with a three-game series against 19th ranked Florida that starts tonight at Alex Box Stadium. First pitch is 6:30.

Senators will hit the floor today to take up the congressional map it advanced in committee with one minority district. The Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s current map, and right after Governor Landry canceled House elections for Saturday’s primary. Now the legislature has sent to the governor’s desk a bill that sets new election dates for the six U.S. House races.

House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu says the 2026 House races will be an open primary in November, with a December runoff. He says U.S. House elections scheduled for Saturday have officially been cancelled…:
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The legislation also says future congressional races will be a closed primary after this year.

Attorney General Liz Murrill is threatening to remove New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and others from office. Andrew Greenstein explains why…:
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The Department of Insurance is using modern technology to catch people committing insurance fraud. Commissioner Tim Temple..:
Cut 13 (12) “combat insurance fraud”

The full Senate convenes this morning and will consider the congressional map passed in committee early Wednesday that contains one majority Black district. The Republican supported measure would basically return the state to the map it had in 2022. A vote is expected today.

Also Wednesday the Louisiana House sent to Governor Landry’s desk the bill that
establishes rescheduled dates for the U.S. House races. Jeff Palermo has the story..:
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The session ends June 1st.

A new study finds students in Louisiana are making the biggest gains in the US for reading and math growth. Governor Landry says we are also the only state that’s returned to pre-pandemic learning levels…:
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The newest national report card ranks the state 32nd in the nation, up from 49th back in 2019.

The battle over the Orleans Parish clerk of court between the parish and the state is getting nasty, as Attorney General Liz Murrill is now threatening to remove New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and others from office. Murrill accused the city of violating Louisiana’s “usurper laws” by appointing a new clerk of court and calling for a special election..:
CUT 7 (09) “an interim clerk”
That’s UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak. City leaders say this matter should be played out in court.

Louisiana continues to lead the nation in academic improvement, according to the latest Education Scorecard. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill is threatening to remove New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and others from office. Andrew Greenstein explains why.

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The legislature sends a bill to Governor Landry’s desk that establishes the rescheduled dates for the U.S. House races. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Education Scorecard ranks Louisiana first among states in reading growth from 2022 to 2025 and second among states in math growth over that same time frame. Governor Jeff Landry congratulates the students for achieving historic academic gains.

Cut 4 (11) “…systems across Louisiana.”

Landry noted when the Education Recovery Scorecard released its report last year, Louisiana held the same rankings in both metrics in the period from 2019 to 2024.

Cut 5 (11) “…leading the nation.”

Landry says Louisiana is the only state to surpass pre-pandemic levels.

Cut 6 (05) “…we’re leading.”

This Scorecard follows the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, where Louisiana jumped 17 spots up to number-32 — the highest ranking in the state’s history.

Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says these rankings are a point of pride for the state, but they’re not satisfied and will keep pushing for greater academic outcomes.

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The battle over the Orleans Parish clerk of court between the parish and the state is getting nasty. Attorney General Liz Murrill is accusing Mayor Helena Moreno, five council members and the district attorney of violating the state’s usurper laws, and UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says that has severe consequences.

Cut 7 (09) “…an interim clerk.”

This all stems from the legislature passing a law that abolishes the office of Orleans Parish criminal clerk and transfers those duties to the civil clerk, Chelsey Richard Napoleon. The New Orleans city government maintains that action created a new office, so it appointed Retired Judge Calvin Johnson to the office and called a special election. Chervenak says the disagreement is whether the legislature’s action indeed created a new office.

Cut 8 (11) “…by the courts.”

Governor Landry signed the law just as exoneree Calvin Duncan was set to take office after being elected. As to whether the state has the authority to tell a local government how to run its affairs, Chervenak says in Louisiana, the answer is yes.

Cut 9 (08)  “…power to destroy.”

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The legislature has approved a bill that sets new election dates for the six U.S. House races. House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu says the 2026 House races will be an open primary in November, with a December runoff. Beaullieu says the U.S. House elections scheduled for May 16th election have officially been canceled.

Cut 10 (13) “…in the fall.”

The legislation also says future congressional races will be a closed primary after this year. Beaullieu was asked why this year’s U.S. House races can’t be closed primaries.

Cut 11 (12) “…did discuss that.”

Beaullieu was also asked whether it’s legal to have the Senate races be closed primaries while the House races are open primaries.

Cut 12 (10) “…any legal jeopardy.”

Qualifying for the U.S. House open primaries and all other fall elections will take place August 5th through the 7th.

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The Department of Insurance is using modern technology to catch people committing insurance fraud. Commissioner Tim Temple says it’s using Anti-Fraud One and artificial intelligence to catch people defrauding insurance companies.

Cut 13 (12)  “…combat insurance fraud.”

Temple says Anti-Fraud One can detect things like filing the same damage claims over and over again.

Cut 14 (11) “…a repetitive claimant.”

Temple says that technology was used to arrest six Ouachita Parish residents last week in connection with a nearly decade-long insurance fraud scheme involving fire and water damage claims.

Cut 15 (08) “…catch these individuals.”

The Department of Insurance did not provide specific details of what the alleged fraud scheme entailed.

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The LSU baseball team finishes out the regular season with a three-game series against 19th ranked Florida that starts tonight at Alex Box Stadium. The only way the Tigers can make the NCAA Tournament at this point is to win next week’s SEC Tournament. Coach Jay Johnson says they’re focused on the Gators, but they also have an eye toward the SEC Tourney.

Cut 16 (11) “…have to do.”

It will be the final games at the Box for a couple of key contributors to last year’s national championship team, outfielder Chris Stanfield and pitcher Zac Cowan. Johnson says it’s rare to have talented players like those two guys stay for their senior seasons.

Cut 17 (20)  “…season this year.”

First pitch tonight is at 6:30.

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The Ragin Cajuns host Sun Belt Conference leader Coastal Carolina for senior weekend that begins tonight at Tigue Moore Field. Coach Matt Deggs says one senior he will definitely miss is Lee Amedee, who is the team’s second leading hitter.

Cut 18 (21)  “…better every year.”

Coastal Carolina leads Southern Miss by one game for first place in the Sun Belt. Not only are they trying to win a regular season conference championship, but they also have a chance to host an NCAA Regional. The Cajuns are on the bubble when it comes to making the NCAA Tournament. Deggs says both teams do a lot of things well.

Cut 19 (21) “…for both teams.”

First pitch is at 6 p-m.

After almost ten hours, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee passed a new congressional map that contains only one majority Black district. One woman couldn’t contain her anger after the committee voted down a map that would have preserved two majority Black districts.

Cut 9 (16)  “…in your district.”

Hours later, the legislature passed a bill making the rescheduled U.S. House elections open primaries, taking place November 3rd, with the general election December 12th. House Governmental Affairs Chairman Beau Beaullieu was asked whether it’s legal for the U.S. Senate races to be closed primaries and the House races being open primaries.

Cut 12 (10) “…legal jeopardy.” 

The Revenue Estimating Conference has adopted a forecast that will result in fewer available dollars to spend for Louisiana lawmakers. Melinda Deslatte with the Public Affairs Research Council says the changes adopted will lessen state general fund money by 104-million dollars for next year’s fiscal year.

Cut 23 (10) “…run into problems.”

Deslatte says this jeopardizes Governor Landry’s request to double the funding of the Louisiana GATOR Scholarship program, which provides low-income families with state dollars to pay for private school tuition and other education expenses. She says Senate President Cameron Henry was not on board with doubling the size of L-A GATOR anyways.

Cut 24 (11) “…funded right now.”

Deslatte says Governor Landry’s tax reform plan is the main reason for the decline in state revenue.