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Proposed La. bill would eliminate parole opportunity for most convicted in the future

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lawmakers in Louisiana — a state that routinely has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country — are considering a bill that would eliminate the chance of parole for nearly all prisoners convicted after Aug. 1.

The legislation is one piece of the GOP-dominated Legislature's conservative list of bills that are being discussed during a special session, in an effort to ta…

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