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The full constitutional convention would now start on Aug. 1 and end no later than Aug. 15, under an amendment passed in the House.
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A member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission wants the state to create a tax on all foreign and offshore oil processed or refined in Louisiana and use the revenue to offset an elimination of the state income tax.
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A bill to create the crime of “coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud” passed from a Senate committee on Tuesday.
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Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, reiterated a desire to leave Baton Rouge by June 3, meaning lawmakers would have a tight timeline to rewrite the state constitution if they vote for a convention.
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Lawmakers have filed new bills to gut Louisiana's public records law, expand penalties for defamation and remove nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method.
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Public schools in Louisiana could soon be required to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom under a new bill. The proposal passed the House Education Committee on Thursday.
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The program aims to teach the art of political influence and policymaking to formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones.
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A bill that would require public schools to provide free menstrual products — if the state appropriates the money — is working its way through the Legislature.
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Businesses in Louisiana could soon receive a tax rebate for hiring young people during the summer after a bill to incentivize youth employment cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature.
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Janice Parker has witnessed the failing medical care at Angola, the state's largest prison, on her frequent visits to see her paralyzed son. Laws passed at the behest of Gov. Jeff Landry threaten to further strain that system.
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One outside estimate puts the program’s eventual cost at more than $500 million a year. The state’s own assessment of the minimum cost is about half of that.
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State lawmakers will consider dozens of policies this week, including a bill that would require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom.