Roundup: Cockfighting ban / National education ranking / Winter storm

Roundup: Cockfighting ban / National education ranking / Winter storm

Ban remains intact: Efforts to revive cockfighting in Louisiana by enthusiasts in St. Landry Parish hit a setback after Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill declined to weigh in on whether the state’s ban is unconstitutional. Cockfighting, illegal in Louisiana since 2008, remains prohibited, despite claims it could bring jobs and tax revenue. Read more from Louisiana Illuminator.  Sharp decline: Louisiana’s steep drop in a national education p…

Bid to legalize cockfighting in St. Landry Parish narrowly fails | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy commend the St. Landry Parish Council for rejecting a cockamamie and legally baseless proposal advanced by cockfighting advocates to undermine Louisiana’s longstanding ban on cockfighting. At last night’s parish council meeting, members voted down a motion urging the area’s Louisiana state representative to introduce legislation in Baton Rouge exempting St. Landry Parish from Louisiana’s…