Former Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet (MON-tuh-set) pleads guilty to one felony count related to a kickback scheme. Here’s Andre Champagne.
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Louisiana’s the most stressed state in the country…at least according to a new Wallet Hub Study based on work, family, health and safety, and money stressors. But Wallet Hub analyst Chip Lupo says our state does have something going for it when it comes to financial stress.
Cut 16 (10) “…comes to money.”
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A bill that increases the penalties against a minor found guilty of calling in a bomb threat or threatening to commit violence at school receives pushback from Democrats on the House floor, because the proposal could also result in the child’s parents facing fines of up to five-thousand dollars for a first offense. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson’s legislation would result in a prison sentence of five to 15 years for terrorizing a school.
Lake Charles Representative Wilford Carter’s main problem with the bill is also the thousands of dollars in fines a parent could face.
The House approved the bill on a 71-26 vote and heads to the Senate for more discussion.