AGP Executive Report
Last update: 20 hours agoSail 250 New Orleans: Thousands of sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international partners poured into the city to kick off the five-day Sail 250 port call tied to the nation’s 250th birthday, with ship tours and community events along the Mississippi River. Hazing crackdown: Gov. Jeff Landry signed the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act into law, requiring annual anti-hazing training for administrators and an online incident database for schools that receive state funds. Drug-free school zone expanded: Landry also signed a measure increasing penalties for smoking or vaping controlled substances on school property or within 2,000 feet, and on school buses, with the new rules taking effect Aug. 1. Marijuana rescheduling fight: Louisiana AG Liz Murrill joined Nebraska and Indiana in asking a federal appeals court to block the Trump administration’s move to reschedule certain medical cannabis products. Redistricting fallout: Landry signed Louisiana’s new congressional map, eliminating one majority-Black district and reshaping St. Landry Parish’s lines. Local justice: Shreveport police announced a DNA-linked arrest in a child sexual assault case, charging Matthew Britton with second-degree rape. AG probe on Northshore sheriff: The Louisiana AG is investigating allegations that St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith attacked a vocal online critic at a steakhouse.
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