Lawmakers return to Baton Rouge today for the 2023 legislative session. Brooke Thorington has more.
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State Police is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting at a Lafayette night club on Johnston Street last night. L-S-P says it was a Lafayette Police Officer working security detail that fired his weapon, killing one person. Lafayette Police say shots rang out at La Bamba before the officer involved shooting.

As we reported in the first segment, today is the start of the 2023 legislative session. Following the death of LSU student Madison Brooks after a night of underage drinking at a Tigerland bar – Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell is hoping to raise the age limit to enter bars from 18 to 21…
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The legislation is called the “Card’Em Bill and it’s Senate Bill 194.

Another bill set to be heard in the legislative session would make it a crime to approach a cop while he or she is working a crime scene or traffic accident or any other job related task. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says his bill would require a person to maintain a distance of at least 25 feet away from a law enforcement officer, or face charges and penalties…
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This is one of over 800 bills to be heard in the two month long session