The legislative session must end in one month, and lawmakers still have a long way to go. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says legislators are the most productive as they get closer to a deadline…:
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The budget remains the biggest priority.

The big protesting story over the weekend was not in Baton Rouge over the Alton Sterling shooting, but instead hundreds faced off in New Orleans on both sides of the highly charged Confederate monument matter. It took place at Lee Circle and NOPD says other than three arrests, the dueling demonstration remained peaceful.

In the Capitol City, one arrest was made of man who brought a gun to a protest outside BRPD headquarters Saturday afternoon. Cops say 30-year-old Paul Richey of Denham Springs was walking on private property without permission and was within 1000 feet of two schools with the firearm. Baton Rouge protests were non-violent.

The House takes up a bill today that would ban corporal punishment in Louisiana schools….:
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Voters would get to decide whether to eliminate speed and red light enforcement cameras under a bill before the House Transportation Committee today. Covington Representative Paul Hollis believes the public doesn’t think these devices are a safety issue — but something else…:
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