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La. lawmakers pass tough-on-crime bills during special session

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's Republicandominated legislature concluded a two-week special session Thursday that was called to address one of the state's most pressing issues — violent crime.

During the session lawmakers passed a slew of tough-on-crime policies, including expanding death row execution methods, charging 17-year-olds as adults and eliminating parole for most people who are jailed in…

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