BATON ROUGE — A House committee passed a bill Monday that would allow individuals 18 and over to carry a concealed handgun without a permit as long as they are not prohibited from owning a firearm under state or federal law.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, a state grappling with one of the highest rates of incarceration and violent crime in the country, is on the cusp of overhauling parts of its criminal justice system as the state’s GOP-dominated legislature barrels ahead with a package of bills — ranging from expanding death row execution methods, charging 17-year-olds as adults and eliminating the opportunity of parole for most jailed in the future.
DETROIT (AP) — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle.
(AP) — A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.
(The Center Square) — Central Louisiana Technical Community College bungled its financial statements last fiscal year by more than $600,000, repeating similar problems from the year prior, according to an audit.
(The Center Square) — Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., face a partial government shutdown deadline this week and another separate shutdown early next week, setting up for a chaotic Congress and frantic dealmaking, or lack thereof, before Friday.
