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Bill to ban the listing of judicial candidates' party affiliations seen as step backward
An election reform bill that would prohibit the party affiliation of Louisiana judicial candidates from being listed on voters’ ballots is advancing toward a floor vote in the state’s House of Representatives.
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Pelican Institute: Bills calling for constitutional convention continue ‘conversation around bold constitutional reform’
Pelican Institute's external affairs manager Ryan Roberts is praising a bill that seeks a constitutional convention to address issues impairing economic growth in Louisiana.
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Congressional redistricting issue now in lawmakers' hands after Edwards' veto
Gov. John Bel Edwards tossed a political hot potato back to the state Legislature last week when he vetoed the lawmakers’ proposed congressional district boundaries for the decade ahead.
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Legislature finds establishing offshore wind energy rules for Gulf is not a breeze
Legislation that would establish state regulations for the leasing of offshore wind energy sites in the Gulf could be counterproductive due to a provision allowing the state to get a cut of the revenues generated, according to advocates for wind energy.
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Baker: Conservative-supported antitrust bill will ‘empower and embolden progressives’ without protecting speech
Anti-trust reform has long been one of the answers politicians give in response to the question about how to rein in Big Tech with regard to accusations of them blocking conservative viewpoints.
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Civil rights groups urge governor to veto legislature's congressional redistricting maps
Civil rights groups have sent a letter to Gov. John Bel Edwards urging him to veto bills passed by the legislature that they say would fail to expand minority representation in Louisiana congressional districts.
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Louisiana congressman authors bill to make staging of vehicle accidents a crime
A Baton Rouge congressman has introduced legislation that would make staging vehicle collisions a federal crime in the wake of investigators uncovering an extensive accident-staging ring in New Orleans.
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Schexnayder removes two Democrats who sided with Edwards in state veto override session
Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, (R-Gonzales) removed two Democrats from their committee positions after they sided with Gov. John Bel Edwards in veto session, according to The Associated Press.
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Marijuana decriminalization law seen as lowering burdens on Louisiana's justice system
A Louisiana law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana took effect this past weekend amid hopeful statements from supporters that the policy change would reduce financial burdens on the state’s justice system.
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New Orleans employees say city is suppressing free speech
NEW ORLEANS -- Andrew Okun and Erin Wilson filed a federal lawsuit on July 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the City of New Orleans, Mayor Latoya Cantrell and Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montano for alleged First Amendment violations.
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Louisiana veto-override session fizzles after two days
What was billed as a historic veto-override session ended after only two days as the Louisiana legislature failed to override any of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ vetoes of 28 bills during the 2021 session.
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Louisiana GOP pushing for veto-override session
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has now acted on all the legislation that reached his desk this year, but his vetoes of 28 bills are pushing Republicans to consider a veto-override session in the coming weeks.
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Louisiana gun-rights group urges override of veto on permitless-carry bill
A Louisiana gun-rights organization is urging the state legislature to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a bill that would have allowed residents to carry concealed firearms without paying to obtain a permit.
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Louisiana governor signs higher-education reform bills on sex abuse reporting
Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills that aim to make higher education officials more accountable for reporting sexual harassment and abuse in the wake of systemic reporting failures at Louisiana State University.
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New Louisiana law will expand ability of child abuse victims to file civil lawsuits
Child abuse victims who were previously barred from filing civil litigation due to statutes of limitation (SOL) will soon have a three-year window to file their complaints, as a result of legislation signed by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards.
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Sports betting bill likely to be signed by Gov. Edwards
Legal sports betting will likely expand soon in Louisiana.
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Attorney says public records bill, dead for now, would threaten government transparency
An attorney for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a New Orleans-based watchdog nonprofit tasked with ensuring fair taxation and reform, said a proposed bill that was withdrawn from the Legislature could have decimated transparency and the public’s right to access public records.
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Louisiana trial lawyer advertising bill passes with big bi-partisan margins in House, Senate
Senate Bill (SB) 43 passed the Louisiana House yesterday with two-thirds of the vote
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Bill to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession expected to pass Louisiana legislature
A bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana is scheduled for final passage in the Louisiana Senate on Sunday – a turn of events that supporters see as a sign of growing acceptance of marijuana use in the state.
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Bill to set up framework to tax recreational marijuana sales in Louisiana dies in House
Efforts to hash out a plan to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana came to an end this month as a tax framework bill for cannabis died on a 47-48 vote in the state’s House of Representatives.