Legislative briefs: Lafayette land swap; tax exemption for feminine hygiene products
The Senate unanimously Lafayette’s land swap with UL. The House OK’d a statewide sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products.
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Bob Hensgens
GOP faces choice between cops, gun rights advocates on concealed carry bill
The bill forces Republican lawmakers to choose between two core constituencies, gun rights advocates and police officers. So far, in Louisiana, the advocates seem to be winning out.
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Edwards delivers some hard-sells to Legislature — again
His hardest sells will be carbon reduction and increasing the current $7.25 minimum wage, a political hot potato that Edwards lobbed squarely into the Legislature’s lap.
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