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There were four legislative days scheduled last week but the weather forced cancellation of those days so they have been rescheduled for March. While the General Assembly and schools were canceled and many business were closed, the road crews were working day and night to clear our roads. I want to thank them and share my appreciation of law enforcement and emergency responders for braving the cold weather and icy conditions to protect and serve our community.
Since there wasnât any legislation to discuss for the week, I thought it would be a good time to discuss a few of my bills. In earlier updates I discussed House Bills 6 and 360. This week I will discuss the other bills that I have filed. House Bills 161, 216, and 242 were all filed in January while House Bills 471 and 472 were filed on February 10.
February 23rd, 2021
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The New Orleans MLB Youth Academy, which is operated by Major League Baseball, and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) in New Orleans, have partnered to help launch the university’s 2021 baseball and softball seasons in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). This season marks the first-time baseball will be offered at Xavier since 1960, and the first-ever softball program in school history.
As part of the agreement, both programs will receive full access for games and practices to the facilities at the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy, including Wesley Barrow Stadium, the artificial turf softball field, indoor/outdoor bullpens and batting cages, and the 200-square-foot climate-controlled press box. The teams are scheduled to play their first home games at the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy on Tuesday, February 23rd (baseball) and Saturday, February 27th (softball), resp
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SB Nation Outsports reached to the far end of the bench of a college men’s wrestling team to make its case against 23 state legislatures working to preserve the integrity of women’s sports.
Outsports quoted Mack Beggs, as a “collegiate wrestler,” and interviewed her on a podcast, billing her as a “male” and credible spokesperson for transgender inclusion in sports. There’s just one problem with that. Beggs has never wrestled as a collegian.
As a prep in Euless, Texas, Beggs (in photo) had previously self-identified as a boy and sought to wrestle on the boys’ team. State policy required her to wrestle as a girl, and she won state championships in each of her last two years of high school. Opponents felt cheated because Beggs was taking testosterone treatments in attempting to transition to male.