Governor John Bel Edwards has signed an executive order that bans discrimination against members of the LGBT community who work for the state, or who receive state services or benefits. Matthew Patterson with Equality Louisiana says this new order also includes gender-identity, making this the first order protecting transgender individuals in the state.
Similar orders were signed by former Democratic governors, but they were limited to sexual orientation.
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow non-felons to carry concealed hand guns without a permit was shot down by the House Criminal Justice committee. Victoria Joy with Louisiana Violence Reduction Coalition says it would let people with a dangerous arrest record conceal a gun.
Peter Thomson, the attorney for the family of the former-Saints player who was shot and killed, says he wants to clear up lies being spread by the defense lawyer of Cardell Hayes. Thomson says the gun found in Will Smith’s vehicle was never removed from the car…:
Thomson says after the killer shot Smith, he showed no remorse and actually stood over Smith’s dead body and kept yelling.
The House Health and Welfare Committee approved a proposal to allow farmers to sell raw milk. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says drinking raw milk is not safe because of bacteria it contains. But Sierra Majors of Melville says consuming raw milk is not dangerous.
The bill now heads to the House floor.