WGNO LouisianaBATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An effort to deal with the state's homeless issue failed in the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday.
Rep. Alonzo Knox (D-New Orleans) authored HB 619. He told the committee his legislation was a compassionate way to deal with the homeless problem.
The bill would allow local governments to designate certain areas as homeless encampments if beds at homeless shelters are not available. But Knox said standards would be in place for those encampments.
"Those standards were recommended by an audit this past March, which states the legislature should take action that have statewide standards as it relates to shelters and how we address homelessness in the state," said Knox.
Some of those standards include providing places to go to the bathroom and
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