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Lawmakers file bill requiring stricter sentencing for repeat offenders

(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would impose stricter mandatory sentencing requirements for repeat violent offenders, following the death of Lafayette SWAT officer Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette.

House Bill 11, authored by Rep. Chad Boyer, R-St. Landry, seeks to change how the state handles multiple convictions for violent crimes.

The bill, named 'The Segus Jolivette …

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