BATON ROUGE - Governor Jeff Landry hosted a press conference discussing the looming constitutional convention set for the end of the current legislative session.  The idea for a convention has been floating around legislature for weeks, but ultimately passed in a vote Wednesday night.  For months Gov. Jeff Landry has criticized the state's constitution. He says the document, which has more than 200 amendments, is "bloated, outdated, antiquated, and abused." The convention, if agreed upon, would allow lawmakers to make changes to the document without the input of voters.& ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. The court ordered a new trial. His accuser ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court. Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it violates TikTok users’ First Amendment rights. The app’s China-based owner, ByteDance, has already promised to sue, calling the measure unconstitutional. But a court challenge’s success is not is not guaranteed. The law’s opponen ..read more

GARYVILLE - Deputies in St. John recovered a man's body from the Mississippi River that was found floating in Garyville on Wednesday.  The St. John Sheriff's Office said the body was found around 8:30 a.m. and pulled out just before noon at a levee in Edgard. Deputies said the body was badly decomposed when it was taken from the river. The identity of the body is currently unknown. Deputies said more information will be released.&nbsp ..read more

BATON ROUGE - IDEA University Prep will be shutting its doors at the end of the school year and consolidating operations, school officials said.  IDEA Public Schools said students will be offered spots at one of two other campuses — IDEA Bridge and IDEA Innovation — and most of school staff will be reassigned to a different facility as well.  "IDEA will make every effort to reassign staff into open positions at one of our neighboring IDEA campuses. While we cannot guarantee a position for all staff, we will make every effort to fill positions internally f ..read more

KILLIAN - It's been several days since the water failure at Killian occurred and residents are still just now finding out days later. Alderwomen Kimberly Gill says the board and mayor have known about these problems for years. They deal with underground pipes bursting and having to be repaired. A boil advisory is issues on a monthly basis, but no permanent resolution has been discovered. Since this has been an issue for years, Gill's main concern is the lack of preparedness for situations such as these. She says the topic has been brought up in meetings numerous times, but always get put on t ..read more

BATON ROUGE - LSU women's basketball announced Wednesday three transfer guards joining the Tigers and bolstering LSU's perimeter depth. LSU added Mjracle Sheppard from Mississippi State, Kailyn Gilbert from Arizona and Shayeann Day-Wilson from Miami. Our Three Newest Tigers ???? Shayeann Day-Wilson, Kailyn Gilbert and Mjracle Sheppard ?? pic.twitter.com/S6x22bxIGF — LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) April 24, 2024 Gilbert averaged 15.1 points per game at Arizona, while Day-Wilson averaged 10.8 points per game and Sheppard averaged 5.1 points per game ..read more

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department has integrated an artificial intelligence gun detection and situational awareness software onto existing digital cameras across the capital area in an ongoing effort to curb crime. The announcement was made by the Baton Rouge Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation Tuesday. If the cameras outfitted with AI software, ZeroEyes, identify a gun, images are instantly shared with an operations center the ZeroEyes Operations Center staffed by military and law enforcement veterans. If the threat is valid, they can dispatch alerts inclu ..read more

UPDATE: President Biden has signed the bill into effect. The TikTok ban is part of an omnibus signage that provided $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.  ----------- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income. The TikTok legislation was included as par ..read more

KILLIAN - Officials provided a brief update on the water situation in Killian Wednesday morning.  This comes after a state of emergency was declared for the village due to the lack of clean water. The situation began Sunday night, officials said, after brown water was found on the west side of the village. Flushing lines did not seem to help. Initially a boil advisory was issued for 40 homes, but the problem spread throughout the town.  The mayor of Killian, Ronald Sharp, and the Livingston Parish president, Randy Delatte, will meet with Governor Jeff Landry this morning.&am ..read more