Constitutional Amendment 2 has passed, so beginning with arrests in 2019 an unanimous jury decision will be needed for a conviction in felony cases, instead of the current standard of 10 of 12 jurors. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says there will still be trials that will take place under the old system after Amendment 2 becomes law.
Over two million dollars was raised for a campaign in support of the amendment.
The special election for the Secretary of State’s seat is going to a run off between the interim holder of the position, Republican Kyle Ardoin and a relatively unknown Democratic candidate Gwen Collins Greenup. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the success of the latter candidate caught some off guard.
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Fantasy sports fans are asking what’s next now that several parishes have legalized online fantasy sports betting, and the only answer we do have is: you’ll have to wait until the next legislative sessions to find out. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Scott says if you live in a parish that shot down the idea, then you’ll likely be frozen out of online services, but the answer isn’t quite that simple.
And in other election news, all six Louisiana incumbent Congressmen won reelection last night by healthy margins. The only race that was somewhat close was in the 3rd district, where Clay Higgins grabbed 55 percent of the vote, avoiding a run-off that would have been scheduled for December.
The Saints have a new face in the receiving core: former Cowboy Pro Bowler Dez Bryant. The outspoken wide out has been without a team since his release this summer, but dropped by New Orleans yesterday for a try out that apparently went pretty well. He’ll join Mike Thomas and rookie Trequan Smith in a receiving core that’s lacked depth this year.