The Coast Guard has ended its search for the eight missing crewmen that were on the Seacor Power lift boat when it capsized last Tuesday eight miles from the coast of Lafourche Parish. Seacor Marine has hired divers to continue the search and the National Transportation Safety Board is beginning its investigation. N-T-S-B investigator Andrew Ehlers says the probe will take a year or two to complete…
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Ehlers says they will focus on the weather conditions at the time of the accident.

A Senate committee has approved legislation that would give voters in St. Tammany Parish the opportunity to vote on whether they want a riverboat casino in Slidell, despite opposition from religious groups. Louisiana Baptist Convention President David Cranford…
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The discussion will continue on the Senate floor.

A proposal to allow Louisianans to carry a concealed handgun without taking a class to get a permit is headed to the Senate floor after narrowly passing out of a Senate committee. Matt Doyle has more.
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