A bill to give judges the option to sentence one who commits sexual crimes against a child under the age of 13 to physical castration clears the Senate. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A bill that gives the governor the authority to select the chairperson of a state board or commission is heading to the Senate floor. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Legislation to allow judges the discretion to sentence one who commits sexual crimes and the victim is under the age of 13 to surgical castration clears the Senate on a 29 to 9 vote. Bill sponsor Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow says way too many children are being molested and raped…
Gonzales Senator Edward Price says while he recognizes the horrific nature of such a crime…
Price also questioned if physical castration applies when the perpetrator is female.
The bill now heads to the House.
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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approves legislation that would give the governor the authority to choose the chair person and officers of state boards and commissions. Governor Jeff Landry appeared before the panel to explain why a governor should have this power…
A Louisiana governor is already responsible for appointment members to hundreds of different state boards. But members of that board pick their chair person. Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins questioned whether it’s a good thing for the governor to also have the authority to pick a chair person…
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Landry believes it’s important that the politics of the board align with the governor’s politics and currently that is not the case 100-percent of the time…
The measure was approved without objection
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A new Morning Consult report finds Republican John Kennedy among the top ten most popular U-S Senators. The survey found that 55-percent of Louisiana voters approve of Kennedy’s job performance. That’s the tenth highest percentage. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says a majority of Louisiana voters agree with Kennedy’s politics…
Kennedy is known for his folksy, straight-forward criticism of the Biden administration and left-wing policies. Hogan says his soundbites, quotes and one-liners play well in a red state like Louisiana…
Kennedy does not make many public appearances or speak to Louisiana media members. Hogan says the junior senator speaks to his supporters on conservative leaning news outlets like Fox News…
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Wyoming Republican John Barrasso is the most popular at 74-percent.
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The search continues for the person who fatally shot a driver of an 18-wheeler in what authorities in Caddo Parish describe as a road rage incident. Sergeant Casey Jones with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office says the shooting happened Tuesday morning on I-20 in Greenwood…
Jones says the driver of the 18-wheeler was seen trying to flee on foot before he was shot by the driver of an SUV…
Jones says witnesses saw the driver of the SUV leave the scene, heading westbound on I-20 towards Texas. He says some sort of an argument led to this fatal shooting…
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office.