An effort to add exceptions for rape and incest which would soften the state’s abortion ban is dead for this legislative session. Governor John Bel Edwards says victims in those cases shouldn’t be forced to carry a child for both their physical and mental health…
cut 12 (07) “…..exceptions”
Sarah Zagorski with the Louisiana Right to Life disagrees and says legislators are merely reflecting the belief of their constituents that life begins at conception no matter how a child is conceived.
Cut 13 (06) “…hard situation.”
Bills to reduce penalties for doctors who perform abortions and exempt women who have a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy from the abortion ban were pulled from consideration after exceptions for rape and incest bill was rejected by the House Criminal Justice Committee.

An effort by Democratic lawmakers to raise the state’s minimum wage is not done for this session.
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The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee approved a bill to extend the state’s film tax credit program from 2025 to 2030. Monroe Senator Jay Morris is not a fan of the tax program, because he says it doesn’t benefit northeast Louisiana…
cut 5 (07) “….issue with it”
But supporters say the program has created hundreds of jobs.