A constitutional amendment is on its way to the House floor that would let Louisiana voters decide whether or not the state constitution protects abortion rights. Governor Edwards backs the measure and his executive counsel Matthew Block says the governor wants to send a strong pro-life message.
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The proposal would need two thirds support in both chambers, and over 50 percent of the vote on the October ballot.

The Louisiana Survey out of LSU shows that 70-percent of Louisiana voters approve of the state’s criminal justice reforms passed in 2016. That’s up 61-percent from last year and director of LSU’s public policy research lab, Doctor Michael Henderson, says growth among Republicans is especially strong…
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A Bossier Parish wreck that claimed the life of four-year-old Katie Grantham in November 2017 has inspired legislation that would require toxicology tests on drivers at fault for vehicle collisions that cause serious injury. The child’s mother, Morgan Grantham, testified for the bill in a Senate committee and says the driver that caused her daughter’s death was not drug tested and had a history of bad decisions.
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Grantham says the driver was not drug tested at the time, because her daughter was still alive, but she passed away a few days later. The measure heads to the Senate floor for more discussion.