17:30 LRN Newscast March 30, 2016

A bill has been approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee that would require legislative approval to waive work requirements for food stamp benefits. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A bill to prevent peeping Toms from using drones to spy on people received unanimous support from the House Criminal Justice Committee. Monroe Representative Marcus Hunter says his bill will somewhat duplicate existing laws by adding the use of an unmanned aircraft to video surveillance crimes. The bill now heads to the House floor for debate.

A bill has passed out of the House Health and Welfare Committee that would extend the waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. Five other states have similar waiting periods. Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson says this decision will emotionally affect a woman for the rest of her life.

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The only exception is if the women has to travel more than 150 miles to the nearest abortion clinic.

The Senate advances legislation that would make Louisiana in federal compliance with the Real ID Act.  A similar bill received legislative approval last year, but it was vetoed by former Governor Bobby Jindal. Baton Rouge Senator Yvonne Colomb says her bill this year includes language that would give citizens the option…:

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The proposal passed 31-7 and heads to the House