The House Appropriations Committee approves a bill that would streamline the post conviction appeals process. Sean Richardson reports Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says death penalty cases in particular are taking too long, because defense attorneys are dragging out the appeals process…
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The state Supreme Court decided yesterday it will NOT hear the case of an LSU law professor who sued after being removed from his teaching duties after saying using profanity in referring to Governor Jeff Landry in a criminal law class. The University removed Ken Levy from teaching class but did not change his employment status as he has tenure.
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It was debated yesterday, but in the end a bill that would make the position of insurance commissioner an appointed instead of elected one, did not make it to a vote. Insurance Commissioners are appointed in 39 other states right now and proponents of this bill say it doing so would take politics out of the role. But River Ridge Republican Kirk Talbot spoke out against the bill saying the move would do nothing to lower insurance premiums.
New research finds 31-percent of households in Southwest Louisiana are ALICE households, which means they live paycheck to paycheck but do not qualify for government assistance. Tammy Chrisope with United Way Southwest Louisiana says these workers are the backbone of the community;