Baton Rouge mayor of 12 years, Kip Holden announces he will run for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by Cedric Richmond. Michelle Southern has more…
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Sheriff’s vehicles could soon be equipped with cameras to catch uninsured drivers, as a bill has won the approval of both the Senate and now a House committee. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to sign legislation that would result in Louisiana becoming the sixth state in the nation to prohibit a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell described on the Senate floor the type of abortion this bill will prohibit…
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The legislation is called the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act. But opponents of the measure say this legislation would prohibit the safest method of second-trimester abortion. Mizell disagrees…
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Five other states have passed similar laws, but State Court have blocked the laws from taking effect in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden has announced his candidacy for the 2nd Congressional District Seat, challenging incumbent Cedric Richmond. Holden says he has accomplished great things for Baton Rouge in his 12 years as mayor, and he hopes to do the same in Congress. Holden adds he’s worked with other mayors to improve southeast Louisiana and intends to do that as a US Representative.
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Holden says if elected, he will focus on the issues of the people, not Washington’s issues. He says global issues will be there, and he will work on those. But he wants to focus on what’s happening in the 2nd congressional district.
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Holden says we need to keep creating jobs and to provide the kinds of jobs to keep people here. He says he has a proven track record as a mayor in helping capital city industries expand.
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Holden and Richmond are both Democrats. Richmond has represented the district since 2011.
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Democratic US Senate candidate Foster Campbell held a press conference today in Baton Rouge to discuss what he would do if elected as our U.S. Senator. Campbell says we need to address coastal restoration in Louisiana.
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The Public Service Commissioner says his message to the people is don’t give up, help is on the way. Campbell says he also wants to raise the national minimum wage to 10 dollars an hour because no one in Louisiana can live off of $7.25.
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Campbell says if elected he will expand high-speed internet to Louisiana’s poorest people. Many analysts say a democrat will have a hard time winning this U.S. Senate race but Campbell says his values reflect the residents of Louisiana.
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A bill that would authorize a private company to install cameras that read license plates has been approved by a House committee. The cameras would be installed in sheriff’s vehicles in nine parishes to catch uninsured motorists. Lake Charles Senator Ronnie Johns authored the bill. He says we need to endure that all drivers have liability insurance.
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The bill would also classify driving without insurance as probable cause for police to pull over a vehicle. Johns says this bill is simply about making sure people are obeying the law.
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But Wendy Adams with the Libertarian Party opposes the bill. She says it would put people at risk for theft and fraud because driver’s private information would be stored.
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Similar legislation has passed through the legislature before, but it was vetoed by former governor Bobby Jindal. Adams says this is a prime example of government overreach.
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