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Justice Reinvestment bills must maneuver session's closing crunch - Bills to...
Justice Reinvestment bills must maneuver session's closing crunch - Bills to reform the state\'s criminal justice system face hurdles in closing days of the session Justice Reinvestment Task Force...
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Justice Reinvestment bills headed to becoming law - Criminal Justice reform...
Justice Reinvestment bills headed to becoming law - Criminal Justice reform bills heading toward passage and Governor\'s signature Bills to reduce the state's dependence on jail as the primary means of...
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Suit filed against Lafayette sheriff over bond policy
Suit filed against Lafayette sheriff over bond policy The federal class action lawsuit alleges that “officials of the 15th Judicial District Court and Sheriff’s Office in Lafayette routinely violate...
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House, Senate budget impasse about partisanship, not money - House budget...
House, Senate budget impasse about partisanship, not money - House budget hardliners are trying to impose their will on the Senate where partisanship does not rule The House's opening gambit in budget...
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Higgins to Facebook critic: I aspire to your absence
Higgins to Facebook critic: I aspire to your absence Another social media flare up from a political figure who courts controversy ......
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Busywork occupies House and Senate while money talks drift - Legislators...
Busywork occupies House and Senate while money talks drift - Legislators sweep calendars to kill time waiting on budget progress With no progress reported on budget negotiations between the chambers,...
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Pierre’s amended ‘ban the box’ bill headed to JBE
Pierre’s amended ‘ban the box’ bill headed to JBE The House approved, 90-1, Senate amendments to House Bill 688 by Rep. Vincent Pierre, D-Lafayette, preventing Louisiana’s public colleges and...
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Lafayette’s inconvenient truth
Lafayette’s inconvenient truth UL prof offers presentation on history of civil rights in Hub City — warts and all. Mostly warts, actually ......
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La. session achieves little but bitter finger-pointing
La. session achieves little but bitter finger-pointing The politicians involved in Louisiana's regular legislative session probably want to erase their memories of the largely do-nothing affair ......
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Q&A: Dr. Rick Swanson
Q&A: Dr. Rick Swanson The UL Lafayette poli-sci professor has been presenting a compelling history of black civil rights in Lafayette Parish from the late 18th century to late 20th century. His...
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