Meghan Friedmann
Louisiana State Politics Reporter| The New Orleans Advocate at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Louisiana State Politics Reporter at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Louisiana state politics reporter @NOLANews & @theadvocatebr. Past: @nhregister. Former Berliner (not the jelly donut.) Tips: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Meghan Friedmann
As the state resumes executions of death row prisoners, a bill in the legislature aims to cut back on the time people convicted of crimes can spend trying to reduce or overturn their sentences, and it would vest more power over the process with the attorney general's office.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Meghan Friedmann
Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration has promised to update a half-century-old computer system that has contributed to delays and disruptions at Office of Motor Vehicles sites and public tag agents across the state. Officials hope to select the new system within a month, said OMV Commissioner Bryan Adams, adding that the OMV currently uses an operating system that was built in the 1970s.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Meghan Friedmann
Computer system outages that have caused delays at Office of Motor Vehicles sites and public tag agents statewide for more than a month have finally improved, officials said. The state improved an outdated design in the mainframe Thursday, Matthew Boudreaux, deputy OMV commissioner, said in a statement Monday afternoon. At that point, there had been no outages since the update, he said. “Friday, Saturday and Monday have been as good as we’ve seen in months,” Boudreaux said.
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3 weeks ago |
nola.com | Meghan Friedmann
Gov. Jeff Landry announced a hiring freeze throughout Louisiana state government Wednesday, a sign of difficult times ahead as lawmakers prepare to draw up the state budget. The legislature will head to the Capitol in two weeks and begin that process, working from a budget that Landry proposed. Two major challenges are in store for them. The first is the uncertainty over what federal funding will come through for the coming fiscal year, with so much talk of cuts at the federal level.
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3 weeks ago |
nola.com | Meghan Friedmann
A bill set to be considered during the upcoming legislative session would make it a crime to intentionally expose others to a sexually transmitted infection, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, depending on the circumstances. State Rep. Pat Moore, D-Monroe, said she filed House Bill 76 at the request of a Louisiana woman who said she contracted genital herpes from her husband, who was not honest about his condition and also was unfaithful. Moore filed similar legislation in 2021.
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Louisiana public defender board to investigate firings of top public defenders; #lalege #lagov https://t.co/4wt4UPXY9o
Check @theadvocatebr and @NOLAnews for updates about tonight's scheduled execution of Jessie Hoffman. Louisiana plans to execute Hoffman using nitrogen gas. It would be the first time ever that the state uses that method. https://t.co/xHgTFRPA0L
Seeking to stop execution, Jessie Hoffman's lawyers file flurry of last-minute challenges https://t.co/8tMRMmdFgU