Members of the Jewish community were stunned after the House Criminal Justice Committee voted against a bill to remove gassing as a form of execution in Louisiana. Jacquelyn Stern with Jews Against Gassing says it was as if the committee ignored their testimony altogether.
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Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala, a member of the committee, argued the state is executing convicted murderers not innocent women and children like they did in the Holocaust.

The Louisiana House has rejected legislation that called for all public school buses to have heating and air conditioning by 2032. Republicans argued it’s an unfunded mandate for local school systems. Pollock Representative Gabe Firment…
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The bill failed on a 57-42 vote.

Louisiana is poised to become the first state to classify two pills that can induce an abortion as controlled dangerous substances. Opponents of the legislation say this could cause delays in women receiving the proper reproductive care, but the bill’s author, Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly, says the bill does not present any barriers to accessing the medication for legitimate medical purposes other than abortion.

Two species of Cicadas are emerging together for the first time since 1803. But one species might not make an appearance in Louisiana.
Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”