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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry addresses members of the House and Senate on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in the House Chamber at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

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Governor says carjackers ‘will spend a long time in jail’ as lawmakers advance harsher punishment
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Tue,02/20/24-6:51PM , 151 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the moments before Linda Frickey was dragged to her death during a fatal carjacking, the 73-year-old had been sitting in her parked vehicle in New Orleans when she was surrounded by four teenagers.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry addresses members of the House and Senate on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in the House Chamber at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

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Louisiana governor urges lawmakers to pass tough-on-crime legislation
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Mon,02/19/24-7:27PM , 138 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana's crime-focused special legislative session kicked off Monday afternoon, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry urged the GOP-dominated Legislature to pass tough-on-crime policies, assuring lawmakers that he would sign the bills into law.
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The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. Under a new era of conservative leadership, Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature will gather Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, for a special legislative session that could reshape the state’s criminal justice system and the public safety sector. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Louisiana's crime-focused special legislative session begins
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Sun,02/18/24-11:06PM , 161 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Under a new era of conservative leadership, Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature will gather Monday for a special legislative session that could reshape the state's criminal justice system and the public safety sector.
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Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during the start of the special session in the House Chamber on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. Landry declared a state of emergency on Thursday, Feb. 15, due to a police officer shortage. In the executive order, Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments — “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.” (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP, Pool, File

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Louisiana governor declares state of emergency due to police shortage
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-2:46PM , 251 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.
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