BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Governor Jeff Landry is pushing to make reforms to the state constitution. Some legislators and advocates are concerned that those reforms will lead to sweeping changes and there is not a lot of insight into what all is to be altered. Louisiana House advances bill to strip required food breaks from teen workers The state constitution has not been rewritten since 1974. Since then, hundreds of constitutional amendments have been tacked onto the now bloated document. Landry is not looking to rewrite the constitution, but rather move parts of it into statute to make it ..read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) —  A bill to draw a new Louisiana Supreme Court map is on its way to Gov. Jeff Landry. The Legislature passed it in the 2024 Special Legislative Session. The bill creates a second majority-Black district out of seven districts. SB255 passed with a vote of 85-9 out of the house on Wednesday, April 24. The bill splits the state into seven Supreme Court districts, each with one justice to be elected. It has been more than 20 years since the districts were redrawn. Landry reportedly supported a second majority-Black district. New districts in the Greater Baton ..read more

CLEVELAND (WJW) – It’s music’s highest honor – being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock Hall announced the 2024 class of inductees over the weekend, but one of the world’s most talked-about artists is years away from the honor. These are the most ‘Swiftie’ cities in Ohio Mariah Carey received her first nomination in 2024 but did not get voted in this year. Of course, many debate whether these are rock and roll artists. The Rock Hall says, however, it’s simple. “Rock & Roll is an ever-evolving amalgam of sounds that impacts culture and moves generations,” John Sykes, cha ..read more

(The Hill) – Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, signaled she does not have high hopes for the former president’s success in the New York hush money trial. “But I don't have hopes really that high at this moment that the New York courts will do the right thing, that the jury will do the right thing," Habba said in an interview Wednesday on Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports." "We're in a blue state as you know, Greg," she told the show's host. "And I think everything's by design." Habba further claimed the case was "over the statute of limitations" and "brought only after President ..read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Are you ready for some movies this summer? There's action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your favorites populating theaters and streaming services from May through Labor Day. You just have to know where to look. Things kick off in theaters in May with Universal's Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt action romantic comedy “The Fall Guy” (May 3), a new installment in the Apes series, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (May 10), followed by Jane Shoenbrun's buzzy thriller “I Saw the TV Glow” (May 17) and closing out with the Mad Max preq ..read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Magnolia Mound Plantation House is a place where visitors can step into history to get a glimpse of Louisiana's colonial period. According to a National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, the plantation house "has both significance and beauty" and shows visitors a typical late 18th-century settlers house from the French and Spanish colonial period in Louisiana. Documents said the name Magnolia Mound comes from the property's location resting on a high mound around oak trees ..read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Women in Baton Rouge are invited to attend a Women's Empowerment Summit this Saturday, April 27. The Baton Rouge Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Life Development Foundation are hosting the event at the Baton Rouge Mariott, 5500 Hilton Avenue, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to event organizers, the summit will have informative breakout sessions, networking and engaging fellowship to gain strategies that impact and improve self-wellness, financial fortitude and political advocacy.  ..read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Historic Navy destroyer ship USS KIDD travels from its Baton Rouge home base to a Houma shipyard for needed repairs and restoration. The journey started on Thursday morning. USS KIDD Museum Executive Director Parks Stephenson said in a previous interview that the ship's overhaul is overdue, saying it's been over 60 years. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said in a statement that the ship will be repaired to its original 1943 commissioned condition ..read more

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Police in Kansas have confirmed allegations against players and coaches on a Wichita-area high school baseball team, who are accused of killing a chicken on the field. The Valley Center Police Department said a school resource officer at the Valley Center High School tipped them off to claims that the varsity team had killed the chicken on Saturday. Afterward the alleged incident, the team left for an away game, police said. MLB players break this rule frequently — you may be guilty, too Officials confirmed the allegations on Tuesday — one day after the Valley Center Uni ..read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- Gov. Jeff Landry spoke about the proposed constitutional convention at a 9 a.m. press conference at the Louisiana State Capitol on Thursday, April 25. Gov. Landry said, "this is about giving the legislature the tools to address the problems that we know are coming and the opportunity to make the changes that the people of this state are not only demanding, but they're anxiously waiting for." He said, "this is not a rewrite of the constitution, this is an reorganization of the constitution." "This is about also changing the way that Louisiana governs itself ..read more