The legislative committee investigating the 2019 death of Ronald Green in State Police custody is holding former LSP head Kevin Reeves in contempt for refusing to turn over journals from when he was in charge. He turned over some, but far from all. Committee chair Tanner Magee, of Houma, says he’d also like Reeves to be fined $5000..:

CUT 08(08)      “…in contempt.”

If other lawmakers agree, a court order will be issued to make Reeves hand over the un-redacted documents requested.

A suspected shoplifter, fleeing from police in Monroe Monday and causing a car crash that killed two people, has been apprehended. Monroe Police Sgt. Mike Fendall says Candace Gill led cops on a high speed chase, running a red light and crashing the car. She then fled on foot; leaving her baby injured and dying in the car…:

CUT 10(11)      “…negligent injury”

An unidentified adult male also died in the crash.

A U.S. Senate bill to make the terms of the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling a matter of federal law seems destined to fail in a vote today. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and all fellow GOP senators will vote no, as well as one or more Democrats. Cassidy says, as a doctor, he cannot support a bill that allows abortion right up to the week of birth…:

CUT 13(13)      “…outside the womb.”

The bill needs 60 votes to pass, which it apparently does not have.

At the Capitol, lawmakers made an unusual move this week to resurrect a controversial Louisiana version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill after it was shot down by the House Education Committee last week. The bill would ban educators from teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to students up to eighth grade, and prevent them from talking about their OWN identities in all grades.