Taking aim at car burglars, legislators proposing tougher penalties

Sign up for the free Daily Report email – local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business impact business in Baton Rouge and beyond.

State Rep. Laurie Schlegel, R-Metairie, is looking to increase the penalties for car break-ins statewide, WBRZ-TV reports.  “You can’t turn on the news without seeing obviously all the car burglaries that are happening, whether it’s in the Pelicans, Saints games. I think the other day there were 30 to 40 cars broken into,” Schlegel tells

This article is only available to paid Insiders
Already an Insider? Sign in.

Comments (0)

From Our Partners

Daily Report Poll

ASK AI

Ask anything about Baton Rouge business