If your vehicle inspection sticker is not due for renewal until next year or beyond, don’t bother – you’ll never need to renew it again. A House bill to replace the inspection sticker with a QR code has passed the Senate and will soon be on the desk of the Governor, who has said he will sign it. The vote in the Senate was 27 to 7. Lafayette Democrat Gerald Boudreaux one of those voting “no”; he said owners of businesses that perform official state inspections expressed concerns about the effects on their operations.
Cut 3 (07) “…have been there.”
Alexandria Democrat Jay Luneau said inspections are not a major source of revenue for these businesses.
Cut 4 (09) “…profitable or not.”
The QR code will cost six dollars a year.
The legislature approves a bill to make the rescheduled U.S. House primaries open primaries and hold them November 3rd. House Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Beau Beaullieu was asked whether it’s legal to have the Senate races be closed primaries while the House races are open primaries.
Cut 12 (10) “…any legal jeopardy.”
Attorney General Liz Murrill is threatening to strip New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and others of their offices for violating the state’s usurper laws. After the legislature merged the office of Orleans Parish criminal court clerk with that of the civil court clerk, the city called a special election. UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak says the question is whether the legislature’s action actually created a new office.