The Louisiana House approves legislation that would allow concealed handgun permit holders to bring a weapon into a public school or university if they are a visitor. Opponents say it would create a distraction in our schools as educators would have to check every visitor for a gun and if they have concealed handgun permit. Erath Representative Blake Miguez pushed back against that argument…
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The measure heads to the Senate for more discussion.

50-year-old Chaffie Brown has been arrested after authorities disovered he was married to two different women at the same time. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says Brown had wives in Baton Rouge and LaPlace and told the wife in LaPlace he needed a home in Baton Rouge, because he often worked long hours there…
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Court records show he’s been married to both women since 2013.

The State Fire Marshal’s office believes a cell phone is responsible for a fire that injured a one-year-old child in Jeanerette. Spokeseperson Ashley Rodrigue says a 14-year-old resident told detectives he was sleeping in a room with his little sister, when he awoke to use the bathroom, he smelled smoke and saw the mattress on fire…
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The toddler suffered second-degree burns to her head, arms and legs.

Jeff Davis Parish authorities say they arrested nine people who were protesting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline . Deputies say the protesters were mingling around heavy equipment, causing a safety hazard for themselves and the construction workers. They were cited for trespassing.