Sports betting will not be legal in Louisiana anytime soon as a push to allow parishes to vote on allowing it in casinos was shot down six to three in Senate Finance. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny, the bill’s sponsor, says if the US Supreme Court expands sports gaming nationwide, Louisiana could lose out on a lot of tourism to its neighbors.
Martiny says keeping sports gaming illegal in Louisiana isn’t going to keep Louisianans from placing bets on their favorite sports.
A Senate committee approves legislation that would prohibit abortions in Louisiana after 15 weeks from conception, but there are concerns the legislation could bring upon unintended consequences.
Pro-choice advocates were on hand to testify against the 15-week abortion ban. Amy Irvin of the New Orleans Abortion Fund says the legislation will cost the state thousands of dollars to defend
Cut 9 (07) “costly litigation”
The US Supreme Court could rule on allowing sports betting in all 50 states this spring.
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A bill allowing judges to inform juries about whether or not a victim in a car crash was wearing a seat belt died in a Senate Committee. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon could not guarantee that insurance rates would go down as a result of the bill, and Bossier City senator Ryan Gatti says it’s emblematic of problems with the bill as a whole.
A bill to ban drivers from using their phone with their hands while on the road failed to pass the House floor after an, at times, contentious debate.
The bill received stiff opposition from Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton, who frequently clashed with Huval during her questioning.