We’re at the halfway point of the regular session, and major changes to hot button issues appear to be off the table. Matt Doyle has more.
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The state senate has approved legislation that would prohibit abortions 15 weeks after conception. It passed on a 31-3 vote and now moves to the House for its consideration. Mississippi also passed a 15-week abortion ban, but a federal judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing that new law.

A House approved bill to make hazing a felony, which means harsher penalties for those convicted, moved a step closer to final passage, when it was approved by a Senate committee. The parents of LSU student Maxwell Gruver, who died in a suspected hazing incident were on hand to testify…
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The proposal would make hazing a felony, which it currently is not in Louisiana.

And there’s also a resolution moving through the legislative process that would create a panel to look at options on reducing traffic during the morning commute in Baton Rouge. One of those ideas is to have classes at LSU start after 10 AM. Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter….
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