Louisiana law enforcement leaders urge legislators to support funding aimed at keeping kids in school and OUT of jail…
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A bill that would prohibit tolls from going up on Louisiana’s existing interstates failed to get out of the House Transportation Committee. Meanwhile, the full House approves a bill that would restrict law enforcement from releasing mug shots of individuals not convicted of a crime.

West Monroe Senator Jay Morris is working to pass a package of bills that he says will address the rising rate of violent crime. Morris says part of the problem is the state is light on prison sentences, particularly for repeat offenders…
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Morris says he also wants to get the Attorney General involved when a local district attorney cannot or refuses to initiate a prosecution.

Nicholls State University says next fall they will have the state’s first pet-friendly dormitory for students. Pets will be limited to cats or dogs and there are no breed or weight restrictions. Director of Residential Living Alex Coad says the response has been positive…
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Coad says they’ll have space for 32 pets at North Babington Hall.