Sports betting one step closer to becoming legal in Louisiana

Louisiana cleared perhaps its biggest hurdle yet towards sports betting being legalized in the Pelican state.



On Friday, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed SB 130. As a result, parishes (counties for non-Louisianians) will hold individual elections this upcoming November to decide if they want to allow sports betting. Similar bills have stalled before making it to the governor’s desk the past 2 years.

For parishes that vote in favor of the proposal, the state’s Gaming Control Board and lawmakers will come up with licensing & regulation for the newly legalized sports betting industry. The measure is expected to receive a resounding ‘yes’ vote in Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, Calcasieu, Bossier, and Caddo Parishes. These are where most of the state’s casinos and racetracks are located. 

This is monumental for sports betting in the state. Proponents argue that sports betting has been taking place illegally anyways for decades and that the state should legalize it so they could capture some much needed revenue in the form of taxes. Louisiana is also two years behind their eastern neighbor Mississippi, who legalized betting soon after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the PASPA law, a decision that made sports betting illegal throughout most of the country. As a result, thousands of Louisiana residents flocked ‘next door’ to place their bets and helped pump millions of dollars into the ‘Magnolia State’s economy. Not anymore.

Legalizing sports betting should also bring an added level of interest to a state that is already extremely passionate about their sports teams: professional and college. The New Orleans Saints and LSU sports teams consistently rank at or near the top of national lists that rank the best sports fanbases.

The bill was arthured by Metairie state senator J. Cameron Henry.

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USC ends disassociation with Reggie Bush after 10 years

After 10 years of not being able to have a relationship with each other, USC and running back Reggie Bush have finally been allowed to end their disassociation. If you all remember, Bush was ruled ineligible after the fact because of improper benefits he received while at the university. He was also stripped of the Heisman Trophy he won following the 2005 season.

What the former two time All-American RB may or may not have receieved had absolutely NO effect on how he performed on the field so to take the greatest individual award in college sports away from him for that was absolutely wrong. The trophy should be returned to him immediately and he should formally be able to retake his place amongst college football immortals. He was one of the best players of all-time on that level.

Anyhow, its good to see him back in the fold at Southern Cal. Maybe his presence can help recruiting efforts and help re-establish the Trojans as a national championship contender. Check out the video we made to celebrate the occasion. 

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In the latest episode, I sat down with Aristede Williams, New Orleans native and personal chef for New York Jets All-Pro Safety Jamal Adams. 

We discussed a number of topics including some sports takes, how his meal prep helped Adams become an All-Pro, his unwavering faith in God, a very special project he has coming up, how stepping out on his belief in himself and God led to him to become a chef when he thought he was on a different path and some funny/interesting stories about his journey. Check it out

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