A House committee killed Baton Rouge Representative Patricia Smith’s proposal to ban bump stocks on guns. Authorities say a bump stock was used to kill more than 50 people in Las Vegas last October by allowing semi-automatic guns to shoot rapid-fire . Smith says something like that can happen here too.
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Despite Smith’s plea, the measure failed on an 11-7 vote.

A bill that would allow civil court judges to decide whether juries should know whether a crash victim was wearing a seat belt will be heard in a Senate committee today. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says crashes involving people not wearing seat belts lead to heftier settlements.
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The measure has the support of Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.

An LSU survey says Louisianans have a pretty favorable view of their local media. 78 percent of those polled said they trust their local media’s information a lot, or some. Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson says local media also got high marks in getting the facts right.
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If you are a parent, you may find it hard to feed your child if they are a picky eater. About one in four kids develop an eating problem. Most quickly outgrow the fast-food and junk food only phase, but a few need professional assistance. Oschner Pediatrician Dr. Myriam Ortiz says don’t force them to eat what they don’t want to. It could be due to other issues…
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Ortiz says it’s important not to become frustrated with your child.