Constitutional amendments approved

St. Landry Parish voters nearly mirrored the state vote in Saturday’s election in passing four constitutional amendments. Turnout, as predicted, was low at 10.8% in state voting and 5.2% in St. Landry Parish. The amendments and the votes were: Amendment 1 passed with 53% of the state and parish vote. The amendment gives the governor and Louisiana Legislature some influence over the disciplin...

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