The House Civil Law Committee has approved a bill that says if police determine a driver is 51-percent or more at fault for an accident, that driver cannot recover damages for injuries suffered in the wreck. The bill’s author, Baton Rouge Republican Emily Chenevert (SHEN-uh-vair), says you should not be able to collect if the accident is mostly your fault.

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House Bill 431 was approved on an 11-4 vote and advances to the House floor.

The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed a bill aimed at drivers who travel at the speed limit in the left lane and are not attempting to pass. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau’s measure would result in a 150-dollar fine for a first-time offender.

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This measure heads to the Senate floor for further discussion.

A Las Vegas man’s federal death sentence for killing a 12-year-old girl in Catahoula Parish was commuted, but he is now indicted on a state charge. And as Andrew Greenstein reports, the D-A is seeking the death penalty.

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The Office of Juvenile Justice confirms a 17-year-old offender at the Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe escaped yesterday afternoon but was quickly apprehended. The O-J-J says their security protocols were activated immediately, and the juvenile was caught without incident.