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Lawmaker shelves bill to give police access to locked phones Play Video
May 2, 2016 4:37 PM
BATON ROUGE- A proposal to allow criminal investigators with a court order to unlock homicide victims' cellphones has gotten stuck in a House committee, after lawmakers split on the idea. The bill, called the Brittney Mills Act, is meant to solve the murder of the woman for which its named... more » -
La. lawmakers to debate protections for clergy who refuse gay marriage
April 12, 2016 9:40 AM
BATON ROUGE- Louisiana’s version of Mississippi’s religious law is up for debate Tuesday morning. House Bill 597, also known as the Pastor Protection Act, is a bill that would allow for pastors to refuse to marry gay couples without being sanctioned by the state. Governor Bobby Jindal issued an... more »