A bill to strengthen laws against bestiality is facing oppositon from Christian Conservatives, because of a concern it will go against a the state’s ban on sodomy, which is unconstitutional. Doctor Will Hall with the Louisiana Baptist Convention doesn’t like the wording of Senator JP Morrell’s legislation…
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Despite the objection, the measure is heading to the House floor for final passage.

Religous leaders have helped defeat a bill that called for referendum in Tangipahoa on whether they want a riverboat casino in their parish. Pastor Louis Husser at Crossgate church says such a vote would be unfair…
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A casino operator in Bossier City has looked at moving their license to Tangipahoa.

Supporters seeking to end Louisiana’s requirement that only 10 of 12 jurors are needed in order to secure a conviction in felony cases won a legislative battle today as the measure received approval from a House committee. The constitutional amendment would require all 12 jurists to agree on guilty or not guilty. The author of the legislation, New Orleans Senator, J-P Morrell says Louisiana is one of the two states using a Jim Crow era law in felony trials….
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The uanimous jury proposal has already been approved by the Senate, it now heads to the House and will need voter approval as well.

Baton Rouge police say a two-year accidentally shot his eight-year-old brorther inside a vehicle. Detectives say the boys’ father left the loaded handgun unattended when he got out of the car. The child was shot in the arm, but the injury is not considered life-threatening.