A bill to raise the state’s minimum wage was set to be heard this afternoon in the Senate Labor Committee, but the legislation was removed from today’s agenda late yesterday afternoon. Jeremy Alford of La-Politics-dot-com says the propsoal does not have much of a chance at passing…
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Simliar minimum wage hike bills have failed in the past, despite support from Governor John Bel Edwards.

There’s growing support from the public to legalize recreational marijuana use, but a bill to do that in Louisiana was killed by the House Criminal Justice Committee. New Orleans Representative Candace Newell tried to make the case that legalization could benefit the state by taxing the sale of the product. She says the legalization in DC has been profitable…
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Despite that argument, the bill was defeated nine to four.

A proposal to clip required training hours for a cosmetology license in Louisiana was approved by the House Commerce Committee but opponents were vocal..
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Proposed legislation to sentence fentanyl dealers to life behind bars passed out of the House Criminal Justice Committee. Crowley Representative John Stefanksi is the author of the legislation…:
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The bill would impose life without parole for distributing an ounce or more of fentanyl. Approved by a 12-to-1 vote, the bill goes to the House floor.