Legislation that seeks to protect gays and transgender individuals from discrimination is heading to the Senate floor after barely getting enough votes to pass out of a committee. Author of the measure, New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says there shouldn’t be any discrimination in the law…
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The Louisiana Family Forum and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry oppose the bill.

A bill is heading to the House floor that would allow students to attend any public school in their district. Hammond Representative Chris Broadwater supports the proposal. He says this opens the doors for children to attend the best schools, no matter where they are zoned, provided the school they choose has room for more students…
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Opponents says the measure will create chaos for school leaders.

The House Health and Welfare Committee unanimously approved legislation that would establish a Bullying Awareness and Treatment Taskforce aimed at ending bullying in Louisiana. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says a large number of Louisiana students are being bullied, and many are too afraid to speak up about it.
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Norton says this taskforce would include representatives from the Department of Education, as well as the Department of Health and Hospitals’ mental health services.

A solider at Fort Polk has reportedly died during a training exercise at the Joint Rediness Taining Center. A base spokesperson says the incident occurred during a live fire and the soldier was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The name of the Solider will be released pending next of kin notification.