Handheld phone ban ignites debate in House
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers tangled Monday over whether to create a new set of fines for holding a phone while driving even if the driver is not texting.
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers tangled Monday over whether to create a new set of fines for holding a phone while driving even if the driver is not texting.
A Louisiana state repre-sentative wants to ban the Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) from including vac-cination status on driver’s licenses, though some say the move is unnecessary.
Louisiana lawmakers filed several bills for the 2022 legislative session that would give families more freedom in choosing a fitting educational plan for their children.
BATON ROUGE--The House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice advanced a bill Thursday that would allow parents who are convicted of killing their minor children to receive the death penal
Gov. John Bel Edwards spent Wednesday touring the aftermath of two tornadoes that touched down in St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes Tuesday evening.
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