A bill heading to the Senate would make it easier for Louisiana voters to recall elected officials. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Baton Rouge Judge Mike Erwin handed down two life sentences and 40 years to former Sons of Guns star Will Hayden for raping two young girls. The 51-year-old Greenwell Springs man still faces trial in Livingston Parish on rape accusations from one of the same victims in the Baton Rouge case. That’s slated for July 11th.

A measure approved by the House would give voters the chance to decide if they want to prevent a convicted felon from running for office until 8 years after they served their sentence. Norco Representative Gregory Miller is the author of the constitutional amendment…:
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The legislation now moves to the Senate.

Workers in New Orleans last night removed the 2nd of 4 Confederate era monuments slated to be taken down. The statue of Jefferson Davis and its base was just hauled away on a big rig to an undisclosed storage location. The Liberty Place monument was removed at night last month. The Beauregard statue and one of Robert E. Lee are the 2 left standing.