After a three-year delay, the state and several south Louisiana parishes have finalized a 100-million dollar legal settlement with Freeport-McMoRan over damages the mining company did to the coast. Attorney John Carmouche represents six of the coastal parishes involved in the suit…
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This is one of dozens of lawsuits seeking monetary damages against oil and gas companies over damage to coastal wetlands.

Shreveport Republican Representative Alan Seabaugh plans to file legislation next year to create the Louisiana Violent Crime Task Force to study the dramatic rise in violent crime and the best way lawmakers can address it…
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Seabaugh says the task force will also look to see if the criminal justice reforms passed in 2017 are working.

Eight constitutional amendments are on the November 8th ballot. Today we look at Amendment Four with the Public Affairs Research Council. Kevin Gallagher has more.
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