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Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of January 10, 2022
Gov. Edwards Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments as of January 10, 2022. -
Louisiana group seeks to topple barriers stopping former prisoners from voting
A Louisiana group of formerly incarcerated people that has urged the Secretary of State’s Office remove voting barriers hopes to avoid litigation through talks set to begin ths week, the group’s attorney said Friday. -
Activists target Louisiana law excluding probationers from voting
Activists say they are working to overturn what they contend is an improper misinterpretation of the Louisiana Constitution that excludes people on probation from voting even though they hold jobs and pay taxes like other state residents. -
Group 'disappointed' as Baton Rouge judge upholds 1976 law that prohibits felons on parole and probation from voting
BATON ROUGE — After 19th District Judge Tim Kelley decided on March 13 to keep in place a 1976 law that prohibits felons on parole and probation from voting, Voice Of The Experienced (VOTE) Executive Director Bruce Reilly voiced that the organization is “disappointed in the law.”