Constitutional amendment to require unanimous jury verdicts passes state Senate committee
Louisiana is one of two states that allow non-unanimous verdicts in some felony cases.
Author: LSU Manship School News Service
After Parkland, no Louisiana legislators have tried to revise law that allows 17-year-olds to possess handguns
Louisiana is one of seven states that allow 17-year-olds to possess handguns. There's no minimum age to possess shotguns or rifles.
