An effort to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers failed to get enough support in a House committee. Qualified immunity protects an officer from being sued in civil court in a wrongful death or excessive force case. Louisiana ACLU Advocacy Director Chris Kaiser says removing “qualified immunity” would disincentivize bad police behavior…
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Lawmakers who voted against the measure say qualified immunity doesn’t prevent a police officer from facing criminal charges.

The state has decided to allow bars, clubs, and restaurants to have live music indoors, but there are stringent guidelines. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says business owners must apply for approval with his office and the Louisiana Health Department…
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Governor Edwards tells a caller on his monthly talk show that if they go to a business and find it isn’t following social distancing and mask guidelines than they should not spend money there…
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Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise is demanding answers from five Democratic governors on why there have been so many nursing home deaths. Scalise says these states violated and contradicted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says New Yorkers who died, did not die because they failed them.