Louisiana State Legislature
Many people are trapped in lifelong prison sentences after initially being promised a chance at release after 10 years and 6 months.
The legislation could inflict harsh new punishments on Black protesters opposing a massive complex of plastics plants on what are likely slave burial grounds.
The so-called fetal heartbeat bill now goes to Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards for his signature.
Like Mississippi and Georgia, Louisiana may soon pass a law that will ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
