A measure to prohibit adults from letting a child who is 12 years old or younger handle a fully automatic machine gun passed out of the House Criminal Justice Committee. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says she brought forth this bill after a nine year old girl accidentally shot and killed her instructor with an Uzi sub-machine gun in Arizona…:
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The bill heads to the floor on a 7 to 6 vote.

US Senator John Kennedy spoke on the Senate floor about a Medicaid reform bill. It would require adults ages 18 to 55, that have no dependents and are not disabled, to work 20 hours a week, go to school or do community service to receive the health benefits…:
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He said the Medicaid work requirement is similar to the current work mandate for food stamps.

State regulations for Uber and Lyft are heading to the Senate. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The House unanimously approves a bill that would slightly lower littering fines in Louisiana. Under the measure the fine for second offense simple littering would drop from $1000 to $900.