A bill to ban cell phone while driving passed the House Transportation committee. Kelley Ray has more.
A senate bill that requires juveniles to wait until they are 18 before getting married cleared committee today. Current law allows kids to get married with their parents’ consent as early as 12 years old. Ginger Lecompte is with women united she says 70 percent of child marriages don’t last and it puts young people in a bad spot.
LeCompte says it just makes sense to mandate that kids wait until they are 18 to get married.
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A bill to extend foster care benefits in Louisiana from 18 years old to as much as 21 years old in some cases was passed by the Senate Finance Committee. The money committee agreed to the legislation, even though it will cost the state an additional million dollars. Bossier City Senator Ryan Gatti says it’s a tragedy that a foster child gets put on the street once they turn 18
Gatti believes that most 18-year-olds will stay in foster care if benefits are extended to 21…
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One-million-dollars from the BP settlement would be used to finance the extension. The bill next heads to the Senate floor.
The department of wildlife and fisheries wrapped up a two year investigation resulting in one man and one juvenile being charged with numerous crimes. 25 year old Kaenon Constantin and an un-named juvenile have been charged with violating the endangered act by killing two endangered whooping cranes, hunting from a public road, and obstruction of justice.
Constantin faces 65 thousand dollars in fines and up to ten years in jail.