Fred Childers

2 days ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Fred Childers

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill that gives the local government more authority in dealing with blighted property has advanced in the regular legislative session. Blight is a growing problem in cities all across Louisiana. The issue of rundown properties in Baton Rouge had the attention of Mayor-President Sid Edwards as he was preparing to take office. “Since 2016, more than 64,000 calls for service in East Baton Rouge on blight issues have occurred, almost 19 calls a day,” said Edwards.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Fred Childers

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill that gives the local government more authority in dealing with blighted property has advanced in the regular legislative session. Blight is a growing problem in cities all across Louisiana. The issue of rundown properties in Baton Rouge had the attention of Mayor-President Sid Edwards as he was preparing to take office. “Since 2016, more than 64,000 calls for service in East Baton Rouge on blight issues have occurred, almost 19 calls a day,” said Edwards.

4 days ago | myarklamiss.com | Fred Childers

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An effort to deal with the state’s homeless issue failed in the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday. Rep. Alonzo Knox (D-New Orleans) authored HB 619. He told the committee his legislation was a compassionate way to deal with the homeless problem. The bill would allow local governments to designate certain areas as homeless encampments if beds at homeless shelters are not available. But Knox said standards would be in place for those encampments.

4 days ago | klfy.com | Fred Childers

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An effort to deal with the state’s homeless issue failed in the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday. Rep. Alonzo Knox (D-New Orleans) authored HB 619. He told the committee his legislation was a compassionate way to deal with the homeless problem. The bill would allow local governments to designate certain areas as homeless encampments if beds at homeless shelters are not available. But Knox said standards would be in place for those encampments.

4 days ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Fred Childers

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An effort to deal with the state’s homeless issue failed in the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday. Rep. Alonzo Knox (D-New Orleans) authored HB 619. He told the committee his legislation was a compassionate way to deal with the homeless problem. The bill would allow local governments to designate certain areas as homeless encampments if beds at homeless shelters are not available. But Knox said standards would be in place for those encampments.