A bill to end capital punishment in Louisiana receives a death sentence in the House Criminal Justice Committee. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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State Police has released more information on the fatal police shooting in Bastrop last Thursday. L-S-P says the man Bastrop Police shot was a suspect in a stabbing and did not comply when the officer instructed him to lay on the ground. Investigators say the man instead charged the officer and was armed with a utility knife.

St. Martin Parish Senator Fred Mills is taking criticism from conservatives around the country for his controversial vote yesterday that led to the defeat of a bill attempting to ban gender affirming healthcare for transgender minors. Mills, chairman of Senate Health and Welfare, sided with Democrats on the committee…
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Right-wing political commentator Matt Walsh said on Twitter Mills sided with butchers and groomers and he’ll regret it. Mills is term-limited.

Delta Biofuel has green-lighted a project to build a renewable fuel facility in Jeanerette that will employ 126 individuals. CEO Phil Keating says they will convert sugarcane waste into feedstock for low-emissions energy generation….
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Construction will begin next month.