The House unanimously approves legislation sending a 250 dollar check to some essential workers. To qualify workers must earn under 50,000 a year. A prior version had the limit at 70,000 a year but bill author Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins says they needed money to reach more people.
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Governor Edwards signs a gun bill targeting local gun restriction ordinances. The legislation was opposed by the mayors of Baton Rouge and New Orleans who objected to it because it would prohibit local governments from establishing gun-free zones in parks, playgrounds, and other public areas. Edwards doesn’t see the legislation to be controversial…
It was one of three gun rights bills Edwards authorized.
A Senate-approved measure creating a policing policy task force written by Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields clears a House committee and is headed to the House floor. Law enforcement supports the resolution and Baton Rouge Representative Denise Marcelle took note of that…
Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala says it’s a good first step towards cleaning up police forces…
But the retired deputy did cause a bit of an uproar with one statement…