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Proposals would ban picketing at homes and exempt from liability drivers who strike pedestrians under some circumstances.

Proposals would ban picketing at homes and exempt from liability drivers who strike pedestrians under some circumstances.

In a contentious hearing, a Louisiana House Committee shelved two library bills Wednesday, including one that would have criminalized librarians for using public dollars with the nation’s preeminent professional organization for librarians. The House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs involuntarily deferred two bills: House Bill 777 by Rep. Kellee Hennessy Dickerson, R-Denham Springs, […] The post Louisiana House committee shelves bills targeting libraries appea...

Some proposals from the Louisiana Legislature are easy to place in the pointless category from the onset. On the other hand, other pieces of legislation are more deceptive, professing to accomplish something good when, in fact, they only serve a dubious political purpose. For example, the House of Representatives has advanced a bill to prohibit […] The post Specious women’s safety arguments for ‘bathroom bill’ appeal to toxic masculinity appeared first on Louisiana Il...

The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a measure that would stipulate that people who unlawfully block a roadway do not have a cause of action against a driver who, due to concern for their own life, or that of their passengers, inflicts harm while employing vehicular force to escape from those blocking the street.

The Louisiana House unanimously passed multiple bills on Wednesday that take different approaches to discipline for students.

Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that could potentially outlaw any gathering near a residence, even on a public street, even if it isn't a protest.

(The Center Square) – Proposals involving surcharges by Louisianas insurer of last resort and insurance carriers expecting profit exceeding 10% have been deferred.

Fixing the home insurance market in Louisiana is a priority, but so far the Legislature's record of finding solutions is uneven.

Bills Louisiana lawmakers are considering in a bid to ensure public safety could end up harming protesters and labor organizers, advocacy groups say.