There are bills in the House and Senate that seek to cap the number of billboards in Louisiana at around their current number, which is seven-thousand. Metairie Senator Conrad Appel says his bill is not a violation of the First Amendment…
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But outdoor advertising giant, Lamar calls the legislation an assault on their company.

For 16 senators and 31 House members this will be their last session in their current seat because of term limits. Voters approved 12-year term limits for legislators in 1995 and this is the second time there will be a large turnover. Winnfield Senator Gerald Long says there’s even more turnover than that…
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The ACLU has a blueprint for reducing the Louisiana prison population by half. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A Caddo Parish judge has sentenced 67-year-old John Essary to 16 months for prison after he pleaded to cruelty to the infirmed. Prosecutors say Essary had not moved his 68-year-old wife from the couch in months and as a result she became unresponsive, severely malnourished and suffered from life-threatening wounds.