1:30 PM Newscast

Legislation that would allow prosecutors to charge 17-year-olds accused of a felony as an adult is receiving support from state senators. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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While debating the privacy portion of a bill to protect the names and drug manufacturers involved in the executions of death row inmates, New Orleans Democrat Candace Newell expressed fears that protecting the identities of those involved with an execution goes against “truth and transparency,” however she also believes those who are merely doing their jobs should not be threatened.

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Data from Entergy Louisiana’s 2023 power generation report shows renewable energy production totaled one point one million megawatt hours exceeding their coal energy production. Director of Resource Planning Laura Beauchamp points out solar energy reduces carbon emissions and offers many benefits.

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