The full House spent two hours on a bill designed to protect Confederate monuments before approving it to the Senate. The debate was heated and emotional. New Orleans Representative Gary Carter says Germans don’t have statues of Hitler, and other places in the world tear down monuments to hate…:
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But supporters say this is about preserving history. Members of the Black Caucus walked out after the bill was advanced and are holding a news conference at this hour to discuss what happened.

Criminal justice reform will be taken up on the Senate floor today. State Senator Danny Martiny says they are looking to change the laws to where they make more sense when it comes to the way crime is tried..:
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These three bills are part of Governor Edwards legislative agenda.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office books a 39-year-old man for allegedly making threats against now-former deputies involved in the arrest of his son. They say Chris Verdin Sr. saw a video of his son being arrested by the deputies who were fired on Monday, and made threats of physical violence against them. Verdin Sr. is charged with one count of Cyberstalking and four counts of Failure to appear on other violations.

Three men have been arrested after the Lafayette Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit recently closed an almost 10-year-old homicide case. Cpl. Karl Ratcliff says 39-year-old Malcolm Davis was beaten to death in 2007 and they are glad that they were able to finally give the family closure with the arrests of those allegedly responsible:
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Marcus Smith, Kendall Smith, and Edward Woods are booked with second degree murder.