Scott Hughes says the purpose of a convention would be to review the current state Constitution and "correct the places where we think we have problems."
Stephen Waguespack says that a constitutional convention will only be successful if the driving force is the citizens of Louisiana and not its political class.
John Milkovich's bill, which "prohibits abortions later than fifteen weeks after conception," passed the Senate Thursday by a vote of 31-3 with 5 abstentions.
Johnson, who, at one time, represented the parish's school board, says, "in this case, the plaintiffs (the Freedom From Religion Foundation) presented hard evidence to the court of clear violations of very well established law."
Jones claims that her client, Judy Negrete, a longtime employee of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, was a victim of "retaliation and discrimination."
Interestingly, the study failed to measure the economic drain on a state's social and entitlement programs, including healthcare, education, welfare, etc.
Michele Many, a professor of psychiatry at LSU Health in New Orleans, says that "these men may not be getting signals that this is appropriate behavior."