Should convicted felons be allowed to run for office right out of jail? Voters will get to decide November 6th. Matt Doyle has more.
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According to a recent report, 56% of all occupants who died in a crash did not use a safety belt. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The November 6th ballot includes an amendment that allows voters to decide whether or not convicted felons should be allowed to run for office right out of prison. The number one amendment option would bar felons from elected or appointed office for five years after their sentence. Public Affairs Research Council Louisiana President Robert Scott says we’ve had that law in the past, but…
The law was overturned after a challenge by former state legislator Derrick Shepard, who had served two years in prison on corruption charges, and was seeking office after getting out.
Scott says unlike other amendments on the ballot, this one certainly has some public opposition from groups who believe that once you serve your time, you shouldn’t be punished further.
But the Legislature disagrees, and initially pushed for a longer period barring felons from office, but settled for the five year limit. Scott says the amendment just barely cleared the vote threshold during the regular session to be considered on the ballot.
Early voting for the November election ends tomorrow.
According to a recent report, 56% of all occupants who died in a crash did not use a safety belt. Executive Director of Statistical Analysis at the Highway Safety Research Group Helmut Schneider says despite the threat of legal ramifications, some people are just continuing to hold out on buckling up.
Schneider says the research has found a particular demographic that is the most likely to neglect seatbelts.
Schneider says the research is clear when it comes to the correlation between seatbelt usage and traffic fatalities.
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Medical Marijuana in Louisiana has been pushed back from the distributors hoped for launch date of late this year, to early next year as the grower, GB Sciences, its partner, LSU, and the Ag Department iron out the last regulatory details. New Iberia Senator Fred Mills says the next step is in mid-November, where…
If GB’s crop clears safety standards, and they finish up their background check with State Police, then mass production should begin, and Mills says at the point they’ll be producing quite a bit of CBD in pill and oil form…
Mills says he’s been getting calls from constituents who are anxiously awaiting the treatment that is far more accessible in other states, and he’s looking forward to Louisiana crossing the finish line on a product he says will bring a lot of comfort to the most vulnerable patients.
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An active duty member of the security forces at Barksdale Air Force Base is dead. Initially, Eduardo Ramos Jr. lost control of his vehicle and collided with an overpass bridge rail Saturday night. When another drive stopped to help, both vehicles were then struck by an oncoming truck. LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says the after the second wreck, Ramos stepped out of his car and suffered his fatal injuries.
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Moreau says investigators feel Ramos may not have been suitable to drive at the time.
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Moreau says the investigation is continuing into which impact was fatal to Ramos.