Proposed bill to legalize prostitution causes uproar in SWLA State lawmakers are attempting to curb Louisiana’s sex trafficking epidemic. By Jennifer Lott | March 11, 2021 at 9:42 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 11:33 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - State lawmakers are attempting to curb Louisiana’s sex trafficking epidemic. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry is introducing a controversial piece of legislation she says will cut down on the cases, by legalizing prostitution. It would remove sex work from the state’s criminal code. Landry contends the bill would actually keep prostitutes safe by allowing them to report any abuse without fear of being locked up themselves.
Demand is strong, next few months growth momentum will be there, rural cash flows are strong and beyond June it will depend on how monsoon pans out : Bharat Madan, Group CFO, Escorts
Domestic tractor sales during last month stood at 10,690 units as against 8,049 units in February 2020, up 32.8 per cent, Escorts said in a regulatory filing.
Tractors sales rose nearly 48 per cent in January 2021 to 87,579 units, including 9,234 which were exported, from 59,367 units in January 2020. Month on month, sales increased after two months of fall. Demand was driven by expansion in rabi acreage, high reservoir levels and higher liquidity in the hands of farmers, among others. While every segment of the auto sector felt the pressure due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the tractor segment was the first one to revive and it continues to be the fastest growing in the auto segment. According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, retail numbers for the month of January inicated that the only segment which was in green (11.14% growth) was tractors, while other segments were in red.
Read more about Escorts tractor sales spurt 49% YoY in Jan on Business Standard. Escorts total tractor sales surged 48.8% to 9,021 units in January 2021 as against 6,063 units in January 2020.