After learning from a constituent that Robert E. Lee and Confederate Memorial Day are still listed as official state holidays, a New Orleans lawmaker vowed to change it. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Louisiana House approved Oil City Representative Danny McCormick’s bill to allow adult non-felons to conceal carry a gun without a permit or training on a 64 to 27 vote….
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A man and woman who allegedly burglarized and set fire to Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser’s home have been arrested. Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Shawn Domingue says Robert Kelly and Angela Goodfellow, both of Slidell, were apprehended in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Nungesser is in the process of moving from the home.

Governor John Bel Edwards rode a passenger train from Baton Rouge to New Orleans as he promotes the possibility of a commuter rail line. Before boarding the train, Edwards says a rail line connecting the Red Stick with the Big Easy would do wonders for southeast Louisiana…
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Joining Edwards on the “inspection” train ride were executives from Amtrak, Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific. Canadian Pacific says its committed to providing a passenger rail service between B-R and NOLA.