State Senator Jay Morris says he and his staff have received multiple death threats for something he says he never said. State Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius Lanus says Morris used a racial slur during last Friday’s racially charged debate over a new congressional map. Morris says the untrue allegation led to 150 nasty voice mails for his legislative assistant to hear.

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The tense meeting also led New Orleans Senator Gary Carter to step down from the Governmental Affairs Committee. Carter’s emotions boiled as he questioned Morris about his intentions with legislation that he believes is attempting to remove Black people from political office.

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The House barely passes a bill to increase the salaries of the governor and other statewide elected officials. Harahan Representative John Illg says his bill would leave state representatives’ salaries at 16,800 dollars, but it would provide legislators with additional per diem opportunities.

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Monuments which are removed by local governments would be moved to state parks under a bill passed by the House. While Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, who oversees the Office of State Parks, says House Bill 1215 was designed to deal with Confederate monuments which were taken down in New Orleans in 2017, the author, Mike Bayham, says his bill applies to other monuments as well.

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The Republican lawmaker at the center of the redistricting debate says he’s received death threats after he was accused of using a derogatory word towards the executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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This happened during a meeting last Friday of the Senate Government Affairs Committee. That committee will be meeting this evening following the conclusion of today’s meeting of the full Senate. It’s during tonight’s meeting that the committee is expected to adopt a new congressional map.

A bill that would increase the pay of the governor and other statewide elected officials barely gets enough votes to pass the House. Harahan Representative John Illg’s legislation would increase the governor’s salary in 2028 from 130 thousand to 174-thousand dollars, the same amount a U-S Representative receives.

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Monuments which are taken down may have new life, thanks to a bill advancing in the legislature. Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham’s bill would transfer any publicly-owned historical statue or monument removed from public display to the Office of State Parks, which would be required to move it to a location open to the public in a different parish. 

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West Monroe Senator Jay Morris says he and his legislative staff have received death threats after he was accused of using a racial slur during a heated committee hearing on proposed Congressional District maps. Morris blames the leaders at the Louisiana Democratic Party of using lies to generate hate…

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The executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party Darius Lanus says Morris told him, a Black man, to “Shut up, Boy.”

Monuments taken down may have new life, thanks to a bill advancing in the legislature. Chalmette Representative Mike Bayham’s bill would transfer any publicly-owned historical statue or monument removed from public display to the Office of State Parks. Bayham says it’s a good compromise.

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Bayham’s legislation could result in the Confederate monuments taken down in New Orleans in 2017 returning to public view at a State Park.

Governor Landry has signed Senate Bill 244 into law. The legislation makes it legal for Louisiana to hold a recreational alligator hunting season. The bill’s author is Franklin Senator Robert Allain, who notes that Louisiana’s alligator population has now topped three-million, and there are not  enough commercial alligator hunters to get it under control.

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The Louisiana Wildlife Fisheries Commission will establish how tags will be distributed and when the season will take place.

The LSU baseball team’s season will likely end sometime next week at the SEC Tournament. Unless the Tigers win the SEC Tourney, they will miss the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2011. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau says coach Jay Johnson will get to work quickly after the season ends.

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An emotional Jay Morris took to the Senate floor to discuss death threats made against him. The Republican from West Monroe says one of the voice mails left at his legislative office threatened to carry out a mass shooting….

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Morris is at the center of the redistricting debate as he has legislation to reduce the number of Black majority districts to one or zero. A leader of the Louisiana Democratic Party claims Morris used a racial slur during a heated debate in Senate Governmental Affairs, which Morris denies doing.

We have hit the stretch run towards Saturday’s May 16^th primary. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says expect a bevy of negative ads Bill Cassidy, John Fleming and Julia Letlow try to get into the Republican US Senate primary run-off…

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Governor Jeff Landry has signed a law that allows for the first ever recreational alligator hunting season in Louisiana. Franklin Senator Robert Allain, who authored the legislation, says recreational alligator hunting tags will be awarded through a lottery system…

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The recreational alligator hunting season will be announced at a later day. There’s already a commercial alligator hunting season and the reality TV show “Swamp People” helped grow interest in alligator hunting.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced details about this year’s Black Bear hunting season. LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks says the season will take place in December and 42 tags will likely be issued with most of the tags issued for Bear Management Area four, which is northeast Louisiana…

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West Monroe Senator Jay Morris says he and his staff received multiple death threats for something he never said. The executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party Dadrius Lanus says Morris used a racial slur during last Friday’s heated debate over a new Congressional map. Morris says the untrue allegation led to 150 nasty voice mails for his legislative assistant to hear…

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Morris says news outlets support his story that he did not use the word “Boy” when he told Lanus, a Black Man, to  “Shut Up.”

Saturday is the May 16^th primary and Bill Cassidy, John Fleming and Julia Letlow are doing what they can to get votes from registered Republican and no party voters. Letlow has President Trump’s endorsement and ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s significant…

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The 2026 Louisiana black bear hunting season will take place from December 5th to the 20th; and this year, bear hunting will be allowed in all seven of the state’s black bear management areas. LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks says 42 tags will be tentatively issued for the hunt.

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The lottery for the 2026 season will begin in late July.

The 2026 LSU baseball season will likely end next week with no NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time since 2011. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the Tigers pitchers’ have struggled and injuries have also been an issue…

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The Tigers conclude the regular season with a three game series against Florida that will start on Thursday at Alex Box Stadium.

LSU baseball has tied a program high for the most SEC losses in one season. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Looks like the Senate Governmental Affairs committee will vote earlier than expected on a new congressional map for Louisiana.  Originally set for tomorrow, that meeting’s been moved up to after the full Senate adjourns today.  Options on the table include one majority black district or none, even as Democrats continue to push for two.

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Over the next five days, watch TV or listen to the radio at your own risk. That’s because you’ll be bombarded with some of the dirtiest campaign ads in the Republican U.S. Senate race, with the primary election Saturday. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Bill Cassidy, John Fleming and Julia Letlow are going negative, because history has shown that negative campaigning works…so they’re all trying to put distance between their opponents and President Trump.

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For the first time ever, Louisiana will have a recreational alligator hunting season. That after Governor Jeff Landry signed Senate Bill 244 into law.  The bill’s author is Franklin Senator Robert Allain, commercial hunting can’t keep up with the growing alligator population and gators that are turning up in neighborhoods.

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Watching television in the next few days may be a little uncomfortable.  Andrew Greenstein explains why.

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Pineville’s China Queen restaurant has permanently closed its doors following a controversy where a deer carcass, suspected to be roadkill, was discovered in their freezer. The closure follows a police investigation and 31 health code violations, including roaches and unsanitary conditions.

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Recreational alligator hunting is coming to Louisiana for the very first time.  That, after  Governor Landry signed Senate Bill 244 into law. The bill’s author is Franklin Senator Robert Allain, who notes that Louisiana’s alligator population now tops three-million, and there aren’t enough commercial alligator hunters to get it under control.

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A year ago, they were national champs, but with just three games to go in the regular season, the LSU baseball Tigers are making the wrong kind of history this year.  The purple and gold have suffered 18 losses in SEC play, which matches the most conference losses in program history. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says a lot has gone wrong, but the lack of development from pitchers returning from last year’s team really sticks out.

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