Louisiana voters have approved Amendment Two which ends split jury verdicts for serious felony convictions. The amendment takes effect January 1st, so Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says anyone who is arrested for a felony crime before 2019, the current 10 of 12 jurors standard will be in place…
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All six constitutional amendments on the ballot were approved.

All six members of Louisiana’s U-S House delegation were re-elected. And control of the House will switch from the G-O-P to the Democrats and Republican Mike Johnson, who represents western parishes of Louisiana, hopes the two parties can work together…
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Most of Louisiana’s parishes approved the ballot measure that would legalize online fantasy sports games where players can win cash prizes. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the legislature will decide in the next regular session on regulations and how the state will be able to generate revenue…
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Louisiana is not expected to receive a huge sum of revenue from online fantasy sports.

Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Gwen Collins-Greenup are in a December run-off in the special election for Secretary of State. Ardoin replaced former Secretary of State Tom Schedler, who stepped down because of sexual harassment allegations. Collins-Greenup is a political newcomer from East Feliciana Parish.