The full House approves a bill that could lead to the naming of a new Baton Rouge bridge over the Mississippi River after President Trump. The state is looking at building a bridge south of Baton Rouge in Iberville Parish and the cost could be three-billion dollars. Livonia Representative Jeremy Lacombe says if naming the bridge after the President helps bring home the federal dollars to build the bridge, he’s all for it…
Cut 10 (11) “…host of issues.”
The author of the legislation, Monroe Representative Michael Echols, says a new bridge is needed to alleviate traffic congestion in the capital city…
Cut 11 (07) “…across that river.”
No one spoke out in opposition. The measure passed on a party-line vote, 68-26. It now advances to the Senate.
A bill that would require Louisiana driver’s licenses to display a symbol indicating one’s citizenship status clears a House committee and moves to the full House for further discussion. The bill by Haughton Representative Dodie Horton would require the OMV to place an image of an eagle in flight on the licenses of those who are confirmed to be U.S. citizens.
A Gonzales Republican is proposing that proceedings in the Family Court for East Baton Rouge Parish be live-streamed for remote public access. Representative Kathy Edmonston says she’s proposing the bill to bring transparency to the court.
Cut 7 (07) “…bringing the bill.”
Family court almost always involves children in one way or another; and with that, there can be privacy issues. Edmonston says she is aware of those concerns and will likely be amending her bill as originally filed to address them. The Family Court for East Baton Rouge Parish is the only constitutionally-mandated family court in the state.