A Senate committee has approved legislation that would allow non felon adults to possess a concealed handgun without a permit or training. A New Orleans Police Department official told the panel permits help ensure gun owners receive firearm safety training, but West Monroe Senator Jay Morris says criminals in New Orleans do not care about safety training…
cut 12 (10) “…the city”
The measure heads to the full Senate.
A bill that would lower the age juveniles can be charged as adults from 18 years old to 17 years old is making its way through the legislative process. With crimes involving 17-year-olds is on the rise, Lake Charles Senator Jeremy Stine says having 17-year-olds in the juvenile justice system is not working…
While debating the privacy portion of a bill to protect the names and drug manufacturers involved in the executions of death row inmates, Mandeville Representative Christopher Kim Carver asked Hammond Representative Nick Muscarello about his legislation.
The bill passed in House Criminal Justice Tuesday and passed favorably in House Governmental Affairs on a 12-5 vote today and advances to the House Floor.
Entergy Louisiana Director of Resource Planning Laura Beauchamp says its renewable power is exceeding coal in energy production for the first time is a significant milestone for the company.