Bill supports victims of domestic violence

Rep. Denise Marcelle, left, and Rep. Aimee Freeman testified Monday about a bill to make it easier to seek court protection from domestic violence. (Photo by Brittney Forbes/LSU Manship School News Service)
BATON ROUGE — A House bill that removed a notarization requirement to make it easier for people to seek court orders to protect them from domestic violence moved forward Monday. Rep. Aimee Freeman, D-New Orleans, said her bill, HB55, would remove a requirement that victims provide notarized complaints about domestic or dating violence, stalking or sexual assault. It would allow them to simply…

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