A bill that increases the penalties against a minor found guilty of calling in a bomb threat or threatening to commit violence at school is getting pushback from Democrats on the House floor, because the it could also result in the child’s parents facing fines of up to five-thousand dollars. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry was one of the first lawmakers to object.
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But Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says his legislation leaves it up to the discretion of the courts to decide if a parent should be fined. He says the overall goal is to make schools as safe as possible.
The House approved the bill on a 71-26 vote and heads to the Senate for more discussion.
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It seems that restaurants in Louisiana still have room for improvement when it comes to being honest about the origins of their shrimp. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A new study by WalletHub shows that Louisiana is the most stressed state in the country. WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo says, Louisiana ranked in the top ten in all of four of the stress dimensions examined.