The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has one week until its petition signature deadline, and they say they are very close…:
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The Violence Policy Center ranks Louisiana second in the country for overall gun death rates. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Legislation to require parade organizations to pay for clean-up has been filed for the upcoming legislative session. West Monroe Representative Foy Gadberry says the litter control group, Ouachita Green, asked him to allow parishes and municipalities the ability to charge parade groups for clean-up.
Gadberry says litter across the state is an ongoing problem and parades are only making it worse. He says businesses along parade routes are also negatively impacted.
Gadberry says he’s received positive feedback from fellow lawmakers on the legislation and that House Bill 23 would allow each municipality to create its own ordinances to establish fees for permits.
The regular session begins on April 10th.
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The effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has one more week to gather the petition signatures needed, and says they are very close. On Tuesday, “No LaToya” reports needing just over 1000 names. Group organizer Eileen Carter says New Orleans residents who want change in their city need to take action…:
Carter says a large number of New Orleanians seek to replace Mayor Cantrell because they are not satisfied with her office’s handling of city services, like trash collection, street maintenance, drainage, sewers and police protection. Carter says when confronted with complaints, the mayor often goes on the offensive…:
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The “No LaToya” group must hand in over 49-thousand signatures to the Orleans Registrar of Voters by a week from today. They must then all be verified before the petition goes to the governor. Carter says they will succeed in getting their signatures and they hope Governor Edwards will schedule the recall with all due haste…:
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Another round of severe weather will impact the state today and tomorrow. LRN Meteorologist John Wetherbee says north, central and southwest Louisiana are under a slight risk for severe weather starting this afternoon into tomorrow morning
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Mardi Gras parades rolling in the New Orleans area should be fine tonight, but the threat for severe weather exists tomorrow in southeast Louisiana…
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The Violence Policy Center says based on 2021 CDC data Louisiana ranks second in the country for having a gun death rate of 28.42 per 100-thousand people. V-P-C executive director Josh Sugarmann says Louisiana consistently ranks in the top every year…
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Sugarmann says Mississippi leads the nation in overall gun death rate, following by Louisiana, New Mexico, Wyoming and Alabama. He says all five states have weak gun violence prevention laws
Sugarmann says on the flip side, the states with the lowest gun death rates have strong gun laws that ban certain types of firearms, ban large capacity magazines and restrict sales and possession for certain individuals. He says local governments in Louisiana looking to reduce gun violence have their hands tied…
Massachusetts leads the nation with a gun death rate of 3.54 per 100-thousand. In Louisiana, household gun ownership is at 47-percent.