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Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. March 10, 2024. Editorial: Turnaround at DCFS stalled by dysfunction The ongoing problems at the Department of Children and Family Services should be familiar to people across our state. They have been well documented by this newspaper in the series “...
Louisiana lawmakers set out on a clear path for conservative priorities
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Under new Republican leadership, Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature gathered at the Capitol Monday to convene their three-month regular session, pushing conservative priorities that could reshape education policies, toughen certain criminal penalties, reduce regulations...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs tough-on-crime legislation
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Eight recently passed bills, including legislation that will treat all 17-year-olds who commit crimes as adults and harsher penalties for carjackings, were signed by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. Spurred by violent crime in Louisiana cities and a...
Amid Louisiana's crawfish shortage, governor issues disaster declaration
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday. Last year’s drought, extreme heat,...
Louisiana governor signs bills that expand death row execution methods and concealed carry
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry approved 11 bills Tuesday, including expanding death row execution methods, concealed carry of a gun without a permit and legislation that effectively eliminates parole for most jailed in the future. The governor's ceremony of...
A look at the tough-on-crime bills Louisiana lawmakers passed during a special session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican-dominated legislature concluded a two-week special session Thursday that was called to address one of the state's most pressing issues — violent crime. During the session lawmakers passed a slew of tough-on-crime policies, including...
Lawmakers bidding to resume Louisiana executions after 14-year pause OK new death penalty methods
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state's Republican-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday to add electrocution and the use of nitrogen gas as means of administering the death penalty. The legislation...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. February 28, 2024. Editorial: State’s coastal agency is working, don’t weaken it Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal to consolidate and reorganize the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority under the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural...
Bill allowing permitless concealed carry in Louisiana heads to the governor's desk for signature
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill allowing Louisiana residents, 18 and older, to carry a concealed handgun without a permit received final approval from lawmakers Wednesday. After years of GOP-led efforts for permitless concealed carry, the bill is poised to become law with Gov. Jeff...
Louisiana moves closer to final passage of tough-on-crime bills that could overhaul justice system
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent crime in the country, is on the cusp of overhauling parts of its criminal justice system as the state's GOP-dominated legislature barrels ahead with a package of bills — ranging from...