Calvin Borel’s recent retirement is another reminder why before too long they’re going to have to add a special Cajun Country wing to the Jockey’s Hall of Fame.
Daniel Crum, left, and David Myers place a levee curtain in a rice field east of Eunice. Myers farms about 450 acres of rice, and he is nearly done planting for this year. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
Rice planting around Eunice is almost done, said Brett Bruchhaus, location manager at G & H Seed Company in Eunice.
“Planting is about 65 to 70 percent done in the Eunice area,” Bruchhaus said. “It’s going, going. It’s been busy.”
Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton, left, accompanies Cory Lance, who is seeking legislation to allow him the right to carry a concealed weapon even though he was convicted of a non-violent felony decades ago. Before the House Committee on Criminal Justice April 7 was a bill, co-sponsored by Horton, to do just that. The committee approved it without objection. Credit: Jack Richards
The House Committee on Criminal Justice approved two bills April 7 that would add, with certain exceptions, playgrounds, parks and recreational facilities to gun-free zones and expand the ability of certain felons to obtain concealed-carry permits.
The House unanimously passed a bill April 7 to criminalize the use of drones for video voyeurism, a misdemeanor sex offense in Louisiana, and other invasions of personal privacy, It now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Orleans Parish Chief Public Defender Dewyn Burton testifies before the House Criminal Justice Committee April 7, arguing against a bill that would take money from the capital defense fund and redistribute to local public defenders. Credit: Jack Richards
The House Criminal Justice Committee approved, 10-2, April 7 a proposal to restructure the Louisiana Public Defender Board, mandating 65 percent of its go to district public defender offices.
