Today is the last day of the special session and a number of tort reform bills aimed at lowering auto insurance rates are trying to cross the finish line by six o’clock tonight. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says there are two bills with real traction…
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Also, lawmakers have to put the finishing touches on a 34-billion dollar budget. Republican lawmakers are also looking to pass tax breaks for businesses in order to keep employees. But Democrats say the state is not doing enough to help individual citizens. Republican Senator Sharon Hewitt of Slidell…
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The House convenes at 10 AM, while the Senate is set to return to their chamber at 10:30.
The US Supreme Court overturns a 2014 Louisiana law requiring abortion clinics to have admitting privileges. Matt Doyle has a reaction from a local advocate and a Congressman…
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Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart has called a virtual news conference for 11 AM to discuss returns from a grand jury. Shreveport TV stations are reporting eight Shreveport police officers have been indicted for allegedly using excessive force against two men at the conclusion of a traffic chase in January. Six of the officers have been accused of malfeasance.