A Senate committee today will discuss a proposed bill to end the death penalty in Louisiana. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Three bills of interest have received Senate approval. A bill to allow the state fire marshal to look over nursing home evacuation plans, also a bill that requires nursing homes to have generators and legislation to prohibit the importation of Russian products into Louisiana while the U-S has sanctions against them. These three bills still need House approval.

New Orleans representative Mandie Landry believes tax assessors should be held to the same standard as state legislators when it comes to term limits. Landry’s House Bill 288 would limit assessors to no more than three full terms. She says it may be controversial, but it is necessary.
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The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill on a seven to six vote and it will need two-thirds approval from the full House.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office says a dog mauling led to the arrest of a felon, who had drugs and guns inside his home. Spokesperson Bia Rolden says deputies searched the home of 24-year-old Derek Johnson after his dogs killed a neighbor’s dog…
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Johnson is now facing drug and weapon charges.