A House bill to make simple burglary a violent crime in Louisiana clears its first legislative hurdle in House Criminal Justice. Bill author Kenner Representative Debbie Villio, says burglary victims feel violated, even if they were not home when the crime occurred. She says it affects one’s trust and feeling of safety..:
AM Cut 24 (08) “…anger and frustration.”
The bill would add simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling to the list of violent crimes and punishable as such.
A measure mandating statewide screening for dyslexia for kindergarteners is headed to the House floor. Gretna Representative Joe Marino the bill author says it’s time to change the educational narrative for students in Louisiana.
The tests only cost $1.50 per student.
Legislation to keep nonspecific murder ballad lyrics from being submitted as evidence in a criminal trial advances from House Criminal Justice. Houma Representative and attorney, Tanner Magee wants to preserve artistic expression but at the same time recognize that one might describe an actual murder in a song.
Magee referred to a list of 25 Louisiana court cases where song lyrics were admitted as evidence, and more than half of the convictions were appealed based on the admittance of questionable evidence.
A bill to make operating rooms safer advances from Senate Health and Welfare. Bill author, Lafayette Senator Gerald Boudreaux says heat-producing equipment used in surgeries can create a smoke plume that could obscure a physician’s view.
Cut 3 (10) “…other things.”
It requires facilities to adopt policies to address the issue.