It is now illegal in Louisiana to post or share nude images of people on the internet without their consent. Eric Gill reports…
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Same sex couples are celebrating the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalizes gay marriage. Michelle Southern has more…
CUT 2 (30) “I’m Michelle Southern”
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It is now illegal in Louisiana to post or share nude images of people on the internet without their consent. Governor Bobby Jindal signed Kenner Representative Julie Stokes’ “revenge porn” bill into law. Stokes says she is not surprised the governor signed the measure…
The new law makes it a crime to share an explicit image of someone on the internet without their permission. Stokes says she’s read and heard about many people who have had this happen to them…
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She says there are numerous cases of “revenge porn” that has caused irreparable damage to victims. Violators of the law could face up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Stokes says this legislation sends a strong message…
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Same sex couples across Louisiana are celebrating today’s historic Supreme Court ruling that legalizes gay marriages in every state. Matthew Patterson, with Equality Louisiana, says it’s hard to put into words what this decision means to gay and lesbian couples…
But Gene Mills, with the Louisiana Family Forum, says the Supreme Court has stripped all Americans of the freedom to debate and decide marriage policy through the democratic process
Patterson says the Supreme Court made the right decision in this case, because individual liberties should not be left up to individual voters or states to protect…
Mills says the Supreme Court has created a litigation rich environment, because there will be churches who will seek to stand by their religious belief that marriage is only between a man and a woman…
CUT 9 (11) “wave of litibation”
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On the heels of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Clerks of Court offices in Louisiana are initially holding off issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. Louisiana Clerks of Court Association Executive Director Debbie Hudnall says they will not issue licenses until the Supreme Court challenge period is over…
Hudnall says Supreme Court rules allow for a 25-day challenge period for any judgement or decision. She says clerks are going to do what they’re legally required to do, but for right now, same-sex couples are not able to get a marriage license in Louisiana…
(A statement from the Attorney General’s Office said that it has found nothing in today’s decision that makes the Court’s order effective immediately. Therefore, there is not yet a legal requirement for officials to issue marriage licenses or perform marriages for same-sex couples in Louisiana. The AG’s Office will be watching for the Court to issue a mandate or order making today’s decision final and effective and will issue a statement when that occurs.)
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is taking part in Operation Dry Water this weekend. The operation calls for increased patrols on the water to check for boaters driving while drunk. LDWF Spokesperson Adam Einck says they’ve participated in this federal event since 2009.
Einck says we’re getting close to the 4th of July and the boating season is in full force. He says LDWF’s boaters safety course has helped to keep fatalities on the water lower than ever.
Einck says patrols will be checking the hot spots for drinking this weekend. He says many people aren’t aware that DWI laws on the water are the same as if you were driving a car.
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