The State Department of Corrections has set up a special review panel that will consider whether certain non-violent offenders within six months of the completion of their sentence should be released from jail. Corrections Secretary James LeBlanc….
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LeBlanc says this effort to alleviate the crowding in jails due to the coronavirus pandemic mirrors what U-S Attorney General William Barr has recommended with federal prisons.

At 4 PM today, Governor John Bel Edwards will provide a COVID-19 response update. Joining him will be Acting State Superintendent of Education Beth Scioneaux to discuss how to handle the remainder of the school year as physical campuses will remain closed for the rest of the academic year…
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An abortion-rights group files a lawsuit against the state for designating abortion clinics as non-essential and requiring those services to be shut down as part of the Governor’s stay at home order…
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Congressman Ralph Abraham will ride along with the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team for a flyover at 1 PM today over the Monroe area in four World Two-era planes. Abraham says they are doing this to thank first responders and healthcare workers and it should be a great show…
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