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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks Wednesday during a St. Mary Chamber of Commerce business luncheon at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City. Landry said state officials have a lot more work to do to meaningfully reform the state’s criminal justice system. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)

Landry: Justice reform needs more work

Despite the passage of a criminal justice reform package in June, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the state has much more work to do to implement meaningful reforms. Landry was guest speaker Wednesday during a St. Mary Chamber of Commerce business luncheon at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City. He encouraged people to pay attention to the criminal justice reform package that the state Legislature passed and Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law. On June 15, Edwards signed 10 bills into law intended to overhaul the state’s criminal justice system and try to remove the state’s designation as ...

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