BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, wants to decriminalize prostitution. , arguing it would make the practice safer.“Right now, people who are victims of trafficking or witness trafficking are afraid themselves to go to law enforcement because they might be arrested for it,” Landry said. “This would be a clear line between who is being trafficked and who is engaging in consensual sexual behavior.”Landry contends decriminalizing prostitution would also promote safer sex, since protection is currently used as evidence for an illegal encounter.“If that’s evidence of...…BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, wants to decriminalize prostitution. , arguing it would make the practice safer.“Right now, people who are victims of trafficking or witness trafficking are afraid themselves to go to law enforcement because they might be arrested for it,” Landry said. “This would be a clear line between who is being trafficked and who is engaging in consensual sexual behavior.”Landry contends decriminalizing prostitution would also promote safer sex, since protection is currently used as evidence for an illegal encounter.“If that’s evidence of...WW…

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A House committee Tuesday killed a plan that would have allowed any registered Louisiana voter to request an absentee ballot.Under current law, voters must explain why they will not be able to vote in person when they apply to vote by mail. The Secretary of State can deny requests that do not demonstrate a state-approved need to vote absentee.Generally, absentee ballots are approved for senior citizens, students, ministers, people who are hospitalized, and people who have moved. Find the current requirements Under New Orleans Rep. Mandie Landry’s failed measure,...…BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A House committee Tuesday killed a plan that would have allowed any registered Louisiana voter to request an absentee ballot.Under current law, voters must explain why they will not be able to vote in person when they apply to vote by mail. The Secretary of State can deny requests that do not demonstrate a state-approved need to vote absentee.Generally, absentee ballots are approved for senior citizens, students, ministers, people who are hospitalized, and people who have moved. Find the current requirements Under New Orleans Rep. Mandie Landry’s failed measure,...WW…