Louisiana bill proposed to decriminalize sex work deferred to avoid total shutout, locals weigh-in
SHREVEPORT, La - On Tuesday, New Orleans lawmaker Mandie Landry proposed a bill to decriminalize prostitution and to recommend changes to other laws needed to work with the proposed changes. The House Criminal Justice Committee was headed in a direction that would reject the bill, but Landry agreed to voluntarily scrap what she believed was the first bill of its kind. Landry worked with a group out of New Orleans called Women with a Vision, Inc. for a over a year and together they came up with HB67. Advocates for and against the bill spoke during the meeting, including those who are past and ...
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