State lawmakers have until next Friday to decide on whether to hold an override veto session. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says some legislators are concerned that if they do not vote to cancel the veto session, the governor could retaliate by withholding the funding for local construction projects…
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Among the vetoes is legislation pushed by Attorney General Jeff Landry that would have expanded state drug courts using funding obtained from opioid settlements. In his veto statement, Edwards said the bill was too vague about how the Attorney General was allowed to spend funds. Port Allen Senator Rick Ward says he spoke with the Governor’s staff about why his bill was vetoed.…
If a veto session takes place it would begin on July 20th.
A Haughton man has been arrested for second-degree murder after he called 911 and told the dispatcher he’d shot a woman. Lt Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Brian Michael Clark confessed to shooting a woman in his trailer Wednesday evening and when they arrived she was pronounced dead on the scene.
Davis says the identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
Congress is looking at giving family caregivers a tax credit to help offset expenses. AARP says caregivers spend on average just over seven thousand out of pocket annually. AARP State Director Denise Botcher says it’s a bipartisan effort known as the Credit for Caring Act.