Today’s the last day you can register to vote for the first time or make changes to your voter registration ahead of the June 27th U.S. Senate runoff. And Secretary of State Nancy Landry says while early voting normally starts on a Saturday, this time around it’s a little different.
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Governor Landry’s first veto of this year’s session is on a bill that would have increased the maximum compensation for those who were wrongfully incarcerated. The bill’s author, Lafayette Senator Gerald Boudreaux says his bill got the support of every single lawmaker – except for the one that mattered.
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In his veto letter, Landry stated that the bill failed to ensure that the process is fair, accountable and protected against abuse.
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You won’t need a license to fish in Louisiana this weekend, thanks to LDWF’s Free Fishing Weekend. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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The mayor of Pollock has been arrested on a “Peeping Tom” charge. The Olla police chief issued a warrant for Douglas Beavers’ arrest after an incident involving a juvenile in Olla, stemming from when he was employed as a school coach and allegedly peeped on an underage child in the gymnasium bathroom. We’re told Beavers turned himself in yesterday.