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LA. governor urges lawmakers to pass tough-on-crime legislation

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana's crime-focused special legislative session kicked off Monday afternoon, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry urged the GOPdominated Legislature to pass tough-on-crime policies, assuring lawmakers that he would sign the bills into law.

Among the legislation on this short session's agenda are proposals to expand methods to carry out death row executions, restrict parole e…

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