The stripper age 21 requirement bill advanced out of a Senate committee today, after a long discussion and added amendments. Lake Charles Senator Ronnie Johns says he brought the measure back this year after a similar 2016 law was temporarily blocked for being too broad. He told committee members he tightened up the bill that targets human trafficking…:
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An amendment to the bill would establish training programs for strip clubs on how to spot human trafficking.

Louisiana US Senator Bill Cassidy appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about his “Kimmel Test” when it comes to the nation’s health care plan. The talk show host just had a baby born with a preexisting heart condition and told Cassidy what he’d like the “Kimmel Test” to be…:
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The House Civil Law committee approves a bill that could suspend child support payments for parents who are incarcerated for six months or more. Gretna Representative Joseph Marino says the idea behind the bill is to reduce debt for inmates, so they have a better chance to succeed when they are released from prison…:
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The proposal comes from a recommendation made by the governor’s task force that looked at reducing the state’s incarceration rate.

Corporal punishment will continue in school districts that allow it, as a measure to do away with paddling students died on the house floor. Supporting the bill is New Orleans Representative Joe Bouie who says research shows this form of physical punishment does not work…:
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But opponents say paddling is a better alternative to suspension or expulsion.