Voters will get a chance in November to decide if criminal cases should be decided by a unanimous jury. The current standard only calls for 10 of 12 jurors to agree on a guilty verdict. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell’s proposed constitutional amendment received final passage today and he’s hopeful a majority of voters will see the current standard is not high enough
cut 5 (11) “…just ignore”
The issue will appear on the November ballot.

One of Angola’s most restrictive housing units, Camp J, has been closed due to the facilities crumbling infrastructure. The cells at Camp J were used to house inmates in solitary for 23 hours a day. Department of Corrections Secretary James LeBlanc says the camp was no longer safe for use.
Cut 10 (06) “place open”
Camp J housed 400 inmates at its peak.

State leaders are locked in combat over the Governor’s decision to mail a cancellation warning to 37,000 Medicaid recipients. Jeff Palermo has more.
Cut 2 (30) I’m Jeff Palermo”