Proposals to reduce Louisiana’s highest-in-the-world incarceration rate have been released by the Governor’s Justice Reinvestment Task Force. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Former legislator Elbert Guillory will lead an outreach effort to bring more minorities to the GOP. Guillory became the first black Republican state senator in 2013 when he switched from the Democratic Party. He says his hope is to convince African-American voters the Republican Party has their interest in mind.
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88-percent of drivers and passengers are buckled up in Louisiana, which is up two-percent from the previous year. That’s according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Executive director, Doctor Katara Williams says the increase is mostly attributable to more African-American and Hispanic drivers and passengers are buckling up. She says Hispanic usage rates rose 10-percent…:
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Usage rates were up in each region of the state, except for the Alexandria and Monroe areas.

Lawmakers are discussing legislation that would raise the state’s gasoline tax 17-cents per gallon, which would generate over 500-million dollars that can be used to improve roads. Franklin Representative Sam Jones would like to see the issue go to the voters this fall, because there are unmet transportation needs around the state…
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A gasoline tax will be discussed more in the upcoming session.