Dozens of lawmakers will be purged after this session as their 12 year term limits take effect. Matt Doyle spoke to some of them about whether or not the law has been effective…
Democrat Charlie Greer from Natchitoches Parish has announced he’s challenging incumbent Ag commissioner Mike Strain in next fall’s election, making his second attempt at the office. He has taken on medical marijuana as his top campaign issue, saying Strain is dragging his feet on cannabis that patients in Louisiana are legally entitled to. In 2015, Greer finished with 30% of the vote, second to Mike Strain with 58%.
There are bills in the House and Senate that seek to cap the number of billboards in Louisiana at around their current number, which is seven-thousand. Metairie Senator Conrad Appel says his bill is not a violation of the First Amendment…
cut 15 (11) “….can cause accidents”
But outdoor advertising giant, Lamar calls the legislation an assault on their company.
A report from the ACLU of Louisiana lays out a blueprint for cutting the state’s prison population by 50 percent. African Americans make up 33 percent of the state’s population, but are 66 percent of the inmates. President Alanah Hebert says among the recommendations, eliminating racial disparities in sentencing, and reducing or eliminating cash bond and other monetary penalties that hit the poor hardest.
The ACLU is backing LaPlace Representative Randal Gaines’ bill that would reform the multiple offenders statute.