The 2023 legislative session is underway and with this being an election year it’s the last one for several lawmakers and Governor John Bel Edwards, who is term limited. For the first time, Edwards is publicly asking legislators to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty….
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Edwards is also asking lawmakers to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s abortion ban.

There are several criminal justice reform bills to be heard in this legislative session. Abita Springs Representative Larry Frieman has a bill that would allow district attorneys to ask a judge to take the option of parole away if that person is deemed a danger to society….
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Frieman says his legislation is in response to the man arrested last fall for killing a Covington priest and church volunteer. 49-year-old Antonio Tyson was previously released from jail several times.

Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub has passed away at 78 years of age. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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