Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a series of events this week to mark the five-year anniversary of bipartisan criminal justice reforms becoming law. The governor’s communications director Lauren Leist says the state’s recidivism rate has fallen 26-percent in the last five years.
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The landmark legislation reduced the state’s prison population and over 100-million dollars was reinvested into crime prevention and anti-recidivism programs.

There have been several lawsuits against President Biden’s student loan debt cancellation program and now there’s one based out of Louisiana. The Biden Administration cites the 2003 HEROES Act as its authority to cancel student loan debt, but Attorney James Baehr at the Pelican Institute says the HEROES Act is designed to help members of the military…
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A federal appeals court has issued a temporary stay, preventing the Biden administration from eliminating any debt.

Today and tomorrow are the final days to early vote before the November eighth election. Constitutional amendment eight would remove the requirement for property owners with disabilities to annually certify their income in order to receive a property tax rate freeze. Public Affairs Research Council President Steve Procopio on why someone would vote no…
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Procopio says PAR does not recommend how one should vote, but offers information for voters to make a decision at par-louisiana-dot-org.

Today is Halloween and trick or treaters will have perfect weather to go door-to-door filling up their bags with candy tonight. State Police Trooper Javier Leija says if your children do not have bright colored costumes, make sure they wear a glo-stick and put their name and address in their costume in case they get separated…
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