Domestic violence always takes an emotional and psychological toll. But according to a Necome Institute Study at Tulane, the financial cost in Louisiana is also staggering…10.1 billion dollars in 2022 alone. That includes medical expenses, lost productivity and criminal justice spending. But study co-author Antia Raj says Louisiana still offers no prevention services.
Cut 5 (12) “…that effort.”
After 46 years in prison for the murders of three gay men in New Orleans, 63-year-old Warren Harris Junior has been granted parole. Harris was just 16 in 1977 when he was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder and a law passed in 2017 made parole possible because he was a juvenile. Former Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator voted against Harris’ release
Cut 11 (06) “…to deny.”
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A bill expected to generate a lot of debate in the final weeks of the regular session is a measure that seeks to restrict what kind of information can be released under the state’s public records law. Governor Jeff Landry is seeking to keep out of public view many emails or documents that result in public policy being formed…
Cut 13 (13) “…we’re talking about.”
The Public Service Commission has approved Entergy’s 5-year grid resilience plan that includes 21-hundred projects to fortify structures to prevent or shorten storm-related power outages. Entergy President Phillip May on how they formulated their plan.