Singer John Legend meets with Louisiana lawmakers
BATON ROUGE - Singer-songwriter John Legend visited the Louisiana Capitol to advocate for a rewrite of the state's criminal sentencing laws.Legend spoke to a House judiciary committee Wednesday and met with Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration and lawmakers to talk about the legislative effort to overhaul the state's criminal justice system.A study group recommended a sweeping rewrite of the state's approach to crime and prisoner rehabilitation. The effort is aimed at lessening Louisiana's high
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