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The Juvenile Detention Center and the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail Task Force held a public meeting to discuss possible updates to the dilapidated facilities.

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and Juvenile Detention Task Force asked the public for feedback regarding a possible new jail after city leaders said the current facilities are dilapidated.

Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, said last week that he plans to interview five lawmakers who want to take over as head of a committee that writes criminal law policy, though he declined to say when the job will be filled.