A bipartisan bill increasing the financial compensation to more than $400,000 for family members of law enforcement officers and firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty advanced unanimously Monday on the House floor.Rep. Jeffery “Jeff ” Wiley, R-Maurepas, a retired Ascension Parish sheriff, led the floor discussion on the bill, which had 59 coauthors, including members ...
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