NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, June 15.
Thursday, Jun. 15 – Louisiana State Bond Commission meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Location: State Capitol, 900 N. 3rd St., Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, Jun. 15 – Louisiana Senate Committee on Finance meeting, 9:30 a.m.; Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs meeting, 10:30 a.m.
Location: State Capitol, 900 N. 3rd St., Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, Jun. 15 – New Orleans City Council meeting, 10:00 a.m. Agenda includes establishing the 'SBA St. Bernard Avenue Overlay District' to promote affordable housing for senior citizens, consideration of resolution reaffirming its commitment to the principles of the Paris Agreement as well as the pursuit and protection of sustainable development goals in the City of New Orleans, consideration of ordinance to clarify boundaries and ensure proper mapping of the Mid-City Local Historic District, and voting to establish a temporary 'Clean Zone' for the upcoming Essence Festival.'
Location: City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., New Orleans, LA.
Thursday, Jun. 15 – Rescheduled: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signs criminal justice reform legislation, which is designed to reduce the state’s incarceration rate, and produce savings of approximately $262 million over the next 10 years, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Taylor Theatre, 702 River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA.
Thursday, Jun. 15 – New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice (NOWCRJ) hold a rally to stop deportations of Daniel Acosta Sarmiento and Yeimi Gallindo Madrid, parents of U.S. citizen children, 12:00 p.m.
Location: ICE New Orleans headquarters, 1250 Poydras, New Orleans, LA.
www.neworleansworkerjustice.org
Thursday, Jun. 15 – Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District Board meeting, 1:00 p.m.
Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr., New Orleans, LA.
Thursday, Jun. 15 – Annual Congressional Baseball Game, following yesterday's shooting at a Republican practice session that left several wounded, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was described as critical following surgery after he was shot in the hip, 7:00 p.m. (EST)
The shooter was identified as James Hodgkinson from Illinois, who died from his injuries. The annual game sees Democrats face Republicans, with funds raised going to charities including The Washington Literacy Center, The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. Series is tied 39-39 (with one tie), after the GOP broke a seven-year Dem winning streak last year. White House has said President Donald Trump would like to have attended, but that there was not enough time to follow U.S. Secret Service protocols to allow him to do so.
Location: Nationals Park, 1500 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC.
