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By Matt Houston

The Louisiana Senate adopted, 25-11, last-minute amendments to a bill making juveniles sentenced to life in prison eligible for parole consideration 25 years after their sentences are imposed.

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By Katie Gagliano

A bill to rename the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, the session’s surprise fire starter, advanced favorably through the House Education Committee Wednesday in the face of determined opposition from the school’s alumni and students.

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By Caitie Burkes

The House Judiciary Committee Monday favorably moved a bill to the full House that would exempt patients, pharmacists and lab personnel involved with the state-sponsored medical marijuana program from arrest and prosecution.

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By Matt Houston

A Senate judiciary committee, in essence, killed, 3-2, House Concurrent Resolution 15 that would have formally recognized the Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana as an Indian tribe.

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By Katie Gagliano

Louisiana legislators took steps to broaden and strengthen the state’s domestic violence and protection laws Sunday okaying two Senate amended measures, House Bills 223 and 509. The bills will now move to Governor John Bel Edwards’ desk for his expected signature.

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Doctors would have access to more transparent pricing information when prescribing drugs to patients under a bill passed by the Legislature.

The Senate voted unanimously Friday to give final legislative approval to House Bill 436 by Rep. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge. It now heads to Gov. John Bel Edwards, who will decide whether to sign it into law.

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By Katie Gagliano

One of the last major tax reform packages of the session, one that overhauls the state’s tax code, likely is dead in the House after a core piece of Baton Rouge Republican Barry Ivey’s legislation was shot down Tuesday evening.

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By Matt Houston

The Senate passed a pair of measures that provide dating partners, including those same sex relationships, the same protection in domestic abuse cases as spouses are afforded.

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By Tryfon Boukouvidis

The House Committee on Transportation and Highways Tuesday favorably sent to the full House for final debate a bill that would add to driver education training the appropriate behavior when the driver is stopped by a law enforcement officer.

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By Caitie Burkes

The Louisiana Senate approved a bill, 33-3, last week that would end the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit program after eight years unless the Legislature votes to renew it and reined in the generous tax break for movie companies using the state as shoot locations.

Read the story in The Ouachita Citizen