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In this Sept. 18, 2009, file photo, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Burl Cain, discusses the gurney used for lethal injections to Ruth Graham, far right and others as they visit the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La. For the fifth time in six years, Louisiana lawmakers have blocked attempts Wednesday, May 24, 2023 to abolish the state’s death penalty. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)

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Nearly all of Louisiana's death row inmates ask governor for clemency on the same day
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Tue,06/13/23-4:59PM , 83 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Nearly all of Louisiana's death row inmates asked on Tuesday for term-limited Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to spare their lives and grant them clemency — changing their punishment from the death penalty to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. In a victory for the transgender community, and bucking the trend of other reliably red states, a Republican-controlled Louisiana legislative committee voted to a kill a bill Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that would have banned gender-affirming medical care for minors. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Louisiana lawmakers pass budget and adjourn the 2023 Legislative Session
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Thu,06/08/23-9:59PM , 124 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the final half an hour of Louisiana's legislative session, lawmakers on Thursday hastily passed an approximately $45 billion budget plan but were given little explanation for budget amendments crafted behind closed doors by a six-member committee.
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Louisiana governor says he intends to veto anti-LGBTQ+ bills including ban on gender-affirming care
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Thu,06/08/23-8:41PM , 91 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov.
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Louisiana lawmakers near deadline to pass state's operating budget
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Wed,06/07/23-7:40PM , 60 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — During the second to last day of Louisiana's legislative session, lawmakers cleared a major hurdle in crafting the state's fiscal plan — voting to breach the constitutional expenditure limit — but as the clock ticks down to adjournment, legislators still need to pass a budget.
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