Bill proposal to modify Louisianaâs Habitual Offender Law in upcoming legislative session
Bill proposed to modify Louisianaâs Habitual Offender Law
and last updated 2021-04-08 23:20:15-04
As you saw in our three-part investigation Worthy of Redemption?, we re taking a look ahead to what legislation could be coming to address the state s habitual offender law.
Several bills have been pre-filed for consideration during the regular legislative session that starts on Monday.
An Acadiana state representative is behind one of those proposals.
State Representative Marcus Bryant says this will help those who have been incarcerated for over a decade be eligible for parole. He says it s a bill his constituents want him to present.