Governor John Bel Edwards has signed into law two bills that will regulate drone use in Louisiana. Baton Rouge Sen. Dan Claitor authored one of the measures. He says under his bill, you could be charged with criminal trespassing if you use a drone to peep on your neighbors…:
CUT 6 (10) “that’s prohibited”
The law goes into effect immediately.

East Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore is not sure yet if he’ll prosecute a Baton Rouge mother who was arrested amid charges she beat her kids for breaking into someone’s home. Police say 30-year-old Schaquana Spears was charged with two counts of child cruelty for whipping her three children with an electrical cord. Moore understands parents need to discipline their children:
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He says the degree of physical discipline will be reviewed.

4th Congressional District candidate and former Opelousas lawmaker Elbert Guillory says he should be chosen to head to D.C. because he has the coconuts to handle Congress. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the interesting political commercial is an attention grabbing tactic to build name recognition outside of Acadiana…:
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Guillory said in the YouTube ad that, in Louisiana, when someone has courage to stand up to others, we say that she or he has coconuts.

The state gives away 1.6 billion dollars in local tax revenue for the industrial exemption program, which benefits large manufacturers. That’s according to Together Louisiana and spokesperson Broderick Bagert says school districts, parishes and other local entities are missing out on these dollars…:
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But others say this exemption draws big companies to Louisiana.