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Gov. Jeff Landry signs tough-on-crime legislation

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Eight recently passed bills, including legislation that will treat all 17-year-olds who commit crimes as adults and harsher penalties for carjackings, were signed by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday.

Spurred by violent crime in Louisiana cities and a new toughon- crime governor, the GOPdominated Legislature gathered for a two-week special session last month to address crim…

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