La. lawmakers split on hair discrimination bill, advance it
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
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Troy Carter speaks at his watch party after he defeated Karen Carter Peterson to win the 2nd Congressional District seat, Saturday, April 24, 2021 in New Orleans. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)Sophia Germer/AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A proposal aimed at ending discrimination against Black people who choose to wear their hair naturally breezed through the Senate with unanimous backing, but ran into a thornier hearing Thursday with Republican House lawmakers.
The House labor committee voted 7-4 to advance the bill to the full House for debate, but supporters may see further resistance from Republicans in the majority-GOP chamber who said they see the proposal as a burdensome regulation that could lead to lawsuits against businesses.
Louisiana official wants permanent daylight savings time
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Louisiana official wants permanent daylight saving time
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Don’t fall back? He wants permanent daylight saving time
A Louisiana official plans to ask his local government join efforts to make daylight saving time last all year.
Rowdy Gaudet is a member of the governing council for Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish. He tells The Advocate that he will ask the Metro Council next week to urge the state’s congressional delegation to support a law adopting daylight saving time year-round thereby doing away with the need to re-set clocks twice a year.
Last year, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation from state Rep. Dodie Horton, a Haughton Republican, to adopt daylight saving time in Louisiana as the standard time. It doesn’t take effect unless Congress acts.