Livingston Parish Sheriff deputies arrest a Denham Springs man following the discovery of a massage therapist’s body in an abandoned building. Sheriff Jason Ard says 24-year-old Kayla Ann Denham of Baton Rouge never returned from a client visit in Denham Springs with Christopher Landry. He says detectives went to the home…:
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22-year-old Landry is booked at the Livingston Parish Detention Center for obstruction of justice and second degree murder.
A bill to allow public school students to bring sunscreen to school and apply it themselves without a doctor’s note heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Sarah Gray of Baton Rouge who heads a skin cancer awareness foundation advocated for the passage of this bill because it protects our kids…:
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At least seven other states have adopted similar legislation in recent years.
Bills seeking to reform the state’s criminal justice system are heading to the governor’s desk. The measures implement sentencing reform for some offenders and offer parole eligibility for more inmates. Houma Representative Tanner Magee supports the bills…:
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The governor says this will help reduce the state’s inmate population by 10-percent over the next decade.
Paddling will not be allowed on children in public schools who have disabilities under a bill approved by the legislature. Michelle Hurst with the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council says often times students with limited social or communication skills possess more intense and challenging behaviors:
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The House sent the measure to the governor’s desk on an 89-0 vote and he is expected to sign it into law.