A convicted felon with political aspirations can now fun for public office in Louisiana. It's another legislative faux pas that somehow slipped through the cracks.
A former legislator wants to return to the Louisiana House. There are only two things holding him back, a felony conviction and the Louisiana Constitution.
A state senator has responded to the Casey Anthony verdict in Florida with legislation to stiffen penalties on parents who don't report a missing child in a timely manner.