Like every other state across the country, Louisiana has a sex offender registry. Now, a state lawmaker wants to create a registry for those who abuse animals. Chalmette Republican Representative Mike Bayham says the purpose of his bill is to allow those who sell animals to make informed decisions.
Those who fail to register would face a fine of up to one-thousand dollars and up to one year in prison.
If it seems there’s bad driving everywhere you turn in Louisiana, there may be something to that. The group Consumer Affairs ranks Louisiana as one of the worst states in the nation for fatal crashes. That’s based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . Consumer Affairs Spokeswoman Dayna Edens:
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With the end of king cake season comes the start of seafood season. Andre Champagne reports.
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Former Lafayette Mayor President, Josh Guillory, has been arrested and charged with four counts of Malfeasance in Office. The charges stem from a report by Louisiana’s legislative Auditor released last August alleged the Guillory’s administration’s decision to secretly remove spoil banks in St. martin Parish, broke local and federal laws. Guillory was booked into the St. Martin Parish Jail, bond set at 30-thousand dollars.