The regular session ends in one month and Jeff Palermo tells us where legislators are with two big issues…:
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Hundreds of protesters on both sides of the Confederate monument removal issue faced off in front of the memorial honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon. NOPD says three people were arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, but for the most part officers were able to safely protect the demonstrators and protect citizens’ right to assemble and protest.

Today the full House is scheduled to take up a proposal to ban corporal punishment in public schools. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says children need a safe haven at school….:
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Corporal punishment is allowed in 38 of Louisiana’s 69 school districts.

A measure to be heard before the House Transportation Committee today would give residents the chance to vote on removing red light or speed cameras that issue traffic tickets. Covington Representative Paul Hollis says enforcement cameras are money grabs for local government….:
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He also believes traffic cameras trample on drivers’ first amendment rights.