BATON ROUGE – A House bill that would require people convicted in death-penalty cases to submit evidence of an IQ below 75 to claim an intellectual disability defense advanced in a committee last w
Two hundred and ten years ago, Louisiana was the center of a major turning point in both American and world history.
BATON ROUGE – A bill seeking to expand access to fresh groceries in underserved areas advanced without opposition from the House Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
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The Louisiana House of Representatives, shown in this February photo, is considering what a state constitutional convention would look like.
It remains to be seen whether Louisiana lawmakers will call for a constitutional convention, but some of the parameters for what the process would look like are advancing in the legislature.
The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed one case of measles in a pediatric resident of Region 1 (comprised of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes).
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