Senator Thomas Pressly’s Abortion by Fraud Criminalization bill inspired by the poisoning of his sister with the abortion pills mifepristone (muh-fuh-pri-stown) and misoprostol (mai-sow-praa-stowl)by her estranged husband will be heard in the Louisiana House today. The bill adds the medications to Schedule IV of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. Sarah Zagorski with Louisiana Right to Life says access should be limited…
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Some in the health care industry are concerned classifying mifrepristone and misoprostol as Schedule Four Drugs will limit their availability when needed for reproductive care.

The House Criminal Justice Committee will hear a Senate approved bill that will prevent the state from using gassing as a method of execution. The Jews Against Gassing coalition is pushing for the legislation because millions of European Jews died in gas chambers at the hands of Nazi Germany. Jacquelyn Stern…
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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser announced Louisiana saw an increase in visitation and visitor spending last year. 420 thousand more people visited, pushing the total up to 43 million, and spent 5% more than in 2022. Nungesser says International visitors saw the biggest gain increasing 17% and spending almost 2 billion….
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Nungesser says the international market has grown thanks in part to a grant from the US Commerce Department to promote Louisiana as a tourist destination to markets overseas.

Forty-four-year-old John Michael Thibodeaux of Belle Rose faces criminal charges for running an alleged Ponzi scheme. Assumption Parish Sheriff’s office spokesman Lonny Cavalier says they’ve investigated Thibodeaux for five months and since arresting him Friday, other potential victims have come forward.
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The victims became suspicious when they stopped receiving interest payments after a few months or some never received any payments.