News
May 27, 2023
Emotional Testimony not Enough to Advance Bill
The mother of LSU student Madison Brooks, who died in January, pleaded with a House committee late last week to pass a bill to hold bars responsible for serving people under 21. But, despite her emotional testimony, members of the House Judiciary Committee shot down the bill in a tied 6-6 vote, expressing concerns that insurance rates would spike for bars and that sophisticated fake IDs would leave goodfaith bartenders open to legal action.