The House Criminal Justice Committee votes to advance a bill that repeal thes state statute that allows for financial compensation of those who served time in prison for crimes that they did not commit. Attorney General Liz Murrill has said the burden of compensation should be born at the local level instead of the state. But not everyone agrees. Meredith Angelson testified against it, saying most wrongfully convicted people aren’t being fully compensated right now as it is.
About 200-thousand people are expected at the Vatican tomorrow for the funeral of Pope Francis. The pontiff died of a stroke Easter Monday at the age of 88 – just hours after he made Easter Sunday appearances. The funeral service will be held at Saint Peter’s Square. Bishop Michael Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge got to meet Pope Francis just a few years ago…
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It was a night of offensive tackles for Louisiana at the NFL Draft. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The most anticipated series of the season has arrived for the LSU baseball team as the 7th ranked Tigers host the 6th ranked Tennessee Volunteers in a matchup of the last two College World Series championship teams. Coach Jay Johnson…