Bossier City Representative Mike Johnson’s Religious Freedom bill was returned to the calendar after hours of debate and is essentially dead for the session. Johnson argued every state needs a bill like this…:
CUT 8 (11) “5,000 years”
New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau President Stephen Perry says this measure goes against what Louisiana tourism believes in…:
CUT 9 (11) “in the marketplace”
Other opponents say this bill legalizes discrimination against the LGBT community. The vote in favor of not taking the measure further for now was 10-2.

The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s office says a man who was once named Teacher of the Year, has been arrested on 30 counts of sex with students. The suspect is Keavin Keith. Sheriff Brett Stassi says when they were investigating the original complaint, they ended up finding more student victims totaling three. He says they processed a laundry list of charges…:
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Keith was named teacher of the year in 2013.

A pro-Governor Bobby Jindal advocacy group has released a television ad in Iowa supporting his candidacy for president. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this is a sure sign that Jindal’s presidential run announcement isn’t speculation but just a matter of time…:
CUT 12 (05) “that end”
The television ad positions Jindal as conservative Republican’s leading voice in the battle over religious freedom.