West Monroe Senator Jay Morris says he has a package of bills that he calls a Safer Louisiana Agenda. Kevin Gallagher has the story…

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Senate President Page Cortez wants motorists to slow down, he’s filed legislation to toughen speeding penalties on the 18-mile Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Which includes fines five times the current amount. His bill also adds 28-speed limit signs to the bridge.

Law enforcement leaders like St. Charles Parish Sherriff Greg Champagne are urging legislators to invest $115 million annually in early education programs to reach kids, and hopefully, keep them in school and deter them from a life of crime. Champagne says the programs would target kids as soon as they begin pre-K…:

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He says 60-percent of young people convicted of crimes never graduated high school.

One week after a house fire destroyed their home in Amite, two of the four occupants, both in their 80s, have passed away. State Fire Marshall Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says two occupants made it out safely after being alerted by the home’s smoke detectors. Rodrigue says there’s a lesson to be learned through the tragedy.

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