ALL CLEAR: Louisiana State Capitol briefly evacuated due to suspicious package
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 5:43 PM CDT|Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana State Capitol was temporarily evacuated due to a suspicious package on Thursday, May 12.
Reports indicate a bag was found unattended. Everyone was allowed back inside minutes later.
Lawmakers had not yet begun to debate the controversial abortion bill.
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