Online account privacy bill dies in La. committee
A proposal in Louisiana to ban employers and schools from demanding access to personal online accounts has been scrapped. Full story
Jindal-backed retirement change delayed by a year
Louisiana lawmakers have delayed the start date of Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature retirement achievement from last year, a law that would shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan. Full story
PSC to revisit energy efficiency program debate
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will reconsider a decision to shelve a planned statewide energy efficiency program, after a lawsuit challenged the commission's previous handling of the issue. Full story
Storms leave behind damage, power outages
A line of thunderstorms moved across Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing with it heavy rain and damaging winds. Full story
La. PSC to revisit energy efficiency program
Louisiana's utility regulatory agency will reconsider a decision to shelve a planned statewide energy efficiency program. Full story
La. casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March
Louisiana's state-regulated casinos all won less money in April than in March. The drop totals $35.8 million. Full story
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Amid rampant gun violence, Louisiana legislators aim to loosen gun laws
Louisiana is the state with the worst gun murder rate in the nation. But while children take bullets on the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana legislators are making sure that guns are more available than ever. NBC Latino’s Raul Reyes, MSNBC host Ari Melber, former George H.W. Bush aide Joe Watkins,
10-year-old already shot twice in his life
Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists talk about how gun violence has already had such a profound effect on the life of a 10-year-old boy in New Orleans. They also discuss legislators’ accountability on gun reform and Senator Mary Landrieu’s vote in favor of background checks.
Woman's quest for a fifth kidney
Louisiana woman is hoping to find a fifth kidney after a lifetime of failed transplants and dialysis. KPLC's Britney Glaser reports.
Public safety sacrificed in states capitulating to NRA
John Feinblatt, chairman of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and chief policy advisor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, talks with Rachel Maddow about why some red states are getting worse gun laws, not better, and why those laws matter.
Bashir: Gov. Jindal, please remember this Mother’s Day
Martin Bashir offers Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., some useful gun reform advice for the next time he speaks to the NRA in the wake of New Orleans’ Mother’s Day shooting.
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