Voters will have a chance to weigh in on whether or not sports betting should be legalized if the Governor signs off on legislation that won final approval today in the Legislature. Metairie Senator Cameron Henry says the ballot question will ask voters if sports wagering activities and operations should be permitted in your parish. He says lawmakers will determine next year where sports bets can be taken
Opponents say legal sports betting will produce more problem gamblers, which ends up costing taxpayers.
A bill that removes many restrictions on who can be prescribed medical marijuana is nearing final legislative passage. New Iberia Senator Fred Mills assured the Senate this was not an effort to legalize recreational marijuana…
Cut 7 (04) “…medcinal issue” ”
On a 28-to-six vote, the Senate approved the measure.
A House-approved bill allowing a concealed handgun permit holder to bring a gun into a church without informing the congregation heads to the Senate floor for final passage. The legislation still requires people who concealed carry to get their pastor’s permission first, and Louisiana Shooting Association President Dan Zelenka says it will make churches a safer place.
Churches can currently allow concealed carry, but the congregation must be informed who is carrying. Bill sponsor Representative Bryan Fontenot says that requirement made carriers a target.
Reverend John David Andrew, speaking on behalf of the Episcopal Dioceses of Louisiana, says this bill endangers the safety of students going to schools attached to churches…
The Senate Judiciary C reported the bill to the floor on a 4-1 vote.