ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE

June 8, 2018 at 9:38 am

After breast cancer battle, lawmaker changes treatment rules

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana lawmaker's bout with breast cancer has spurred her to change how the disease is treated in the state....

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May 31, 2018 at 1:37 pm

Louisiana toughens laws against hazing after student’s death

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The death of a Louisiana State University student after a fraternity drinking ritual has spurred the state to strengthen its...

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May 30, 2018 at 10:03 am

Louisiana governor signs bid to ban 15-week abortions

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bid to ban abortions after 15 weeks has become law in Louisiana. A spokesman for Gov. John Bel Edwards...

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May 17, 2018 at 7:54 am

Student death prompts tougher hazing penalties in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The parents of a college student who died in a drinking gantlet last year have persuaded lawmakers to toughen anti-hazing...

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May 16, 2018 at 10:14 am

Bid to ban 15-week abortions expected to become law

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bid to ban abortions after 15 weeks is expected to become law in Louisiana. The Senate on Wednesday voted...

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May 15, 2018 at 2:36 pm

Louisiana inching toward 15-week abortion ban

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is moving to outlaw abortions after 15 weeks if a federal court upholds a similar ban in Mississippi. The...

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May 15, 2018 at 8:51 am

Public to decide fate of Louisiana’s Jim Crow-era jury law

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Jim Crow-era law that lets divided juries decide criminal cases in Louisiana could be relegated to the history books...

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May 14, 2018 at 3:56 pm

Bid to strike Jim Crow-era jury law poised for public vote

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In Louisiana, a law from the Jim Crow-era lets divided juries decide criminal cases. Voters are poised to have a...

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May 14, 2018 at 2:31 pm

Louisiana lawmakers vote to toughen laws against bestiality

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is set to strengthen its law against bestiality, despite some initial fears the proposal was an underhanded ploy to...

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May 14, 2018 at 11:27 am

Louisiana’s hyped criminal-justice overhaul under review

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was a historic reform in the incarceration capital of the nation, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said as lawmakers...

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