

Adoption battle ends in stalemate
The battle over opening up birth certificates for adults adopted as children ended in a stalemate Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Senate Committee on Judiciary A rejected legislation to ease access to family medical histories for adoptees. The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Louisiana Family Forum praised an amended form of House Bill 1028 as continuing to protect birth parents’ confidentiality. Critics said they liked the original version of the bill: Birt