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  • Judge rules La. anti-abortion law unconstitutional

    January 26, 2016 6:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Jindal-era law which would have required abortion providers to obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals is unconstitutional. U. S. District Court Judge John deGravelles said the law, Act 620, places too much of an undue burden on women in... more »
  • Sheriff to deputies: no longer enforce outdated sodomy statute Play Video

    July 29, 2013 11:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Sheriff Sid Gautreaux issued a memo Monday, telling deputies not to arrest people using an outdated anti-sodomy law. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional nearly ten years ago, but it was never removed from the Louisiana law code. A dozen men have been arrested for... more »
  • La. Supreme Court hearing on 2012 controversial legislative items

    March 19, 2013 7:32 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - Lawyers for the state are defending two centerpieces of Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2012 legislative agenda - both found unconstitutional. The Louisiana Supreme Court hears back-to-back arguments Tuesday afternoon about the expanded school voucher program and the plan to shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement... more »

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