The race for the Governor’s Mansion officially starts today with candidates heading to the Secretary of State’s office to file their paperwork for qualifying. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says Governor Edwards heads into the race as the odds on favorite to win, however…
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Cross adds the limited polling available shows Edwards’ support in the mid to low 40s at the moment, a dangerously low level for a politician seeking re-election.
Shreveport police are investigating an early Saturday morning drive-by shooting left a one-month old child dead in the Sunset Acres neighborhood. Police Chief Ben Raymond believes there is someone out there that has details that can lead to an arrest, and says they need to come forward.
Authorities have identified the infant victim as Queen Dean, who was struck in the head when a bullet entered her family’s home.
Congressman Garret Graves believes background checks and gun bans will not make public mass shootings go away. Graves made the statement following two mass shootings over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. Graves says many of the gunmen involved in mass shooting have been flagged with data from family and police, and much of that is not making it into background check information.
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Graves says addressing mental health issues is an important part of reducing violence.
Medical marijuana is available in select pharmacies today four years after the Legislature passed a law authorizing the product. Medical marijuana proponent and soon-to-be patient Katie Mayers says she’s looking forward to picking up the treatment to help with her chronic pain, muscle spasms, and seizures she’s suffered since a devastating car wreck…