A bill allowing nonfelon adults to conceal carry a gun without a permit is headed to the House after passing the Senate 28-10…
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The Louisiana Senate has left town for a couple of days, but the House will be working on this Friday. On the agenda, is a bill that would eliminate parole in most cases. Another bill would make all state prisoners serve 85-percent of their sentences before their eligible for early release as a reward for good behavior.

The Promise Justice Initiative has filed for a temporary restraining order against the Legislature because public input on bills has been limited to an hour in committee meetings. Erica Navalance with PJI says lawmakers are trying to rush through sweeping monumental changes to state laws…
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Navalance says the state constitution demands a process that allows for full and meaningful participation by the public.

The public is demanding crawfish, but there’s not a lot of mudbugs to be had as this is a historically bad season as a result of last year’s drought. Chairman of the Crawfish Promotion and Research Board David Savoy says production will be an ongoing issue for the next three to four years because…
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Governor Landry sent a letter to the USDA requesting federal aid for crawfish farmers.