The latest school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School, has reignited the conversation around gun regulations. In response to the Parkland massacre, several bills were introduced in Louisiana that targeted firearms, but all were struck down. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter, who introduced several gun bills this year, says he hopes the legislature will come around on gun control.
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Thibodaux native and former Baton Rouge resident Cynthia Tisdale was one 10 people killed in the mass shooting.

State Fire Mashal Butch Browning says the summertime brings an increase in door-to-door fraudulent salesmen trying to scam you on a home a security system. Browning says report any suspsicious activity and offered four tips…
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LSU legend Billy Cannon died Sunday morning at the age of 80 at his home in St. Francisville. Cannon is the school’s only Heisman Trophy winner. That season was highlighed by a magical 89-yard punt return for a touchdown against Ole Miss. LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says there may be no other figure in LSU sports more beloved or revered.

Today is the funeral service for former First Lady Elaine Edwards, the onetime US Senator, actress, seamstress, and wife of Edwin Edwards. Elaine married Edwin in 1949, remaining married for 40 years, and three terms of her husband’s governorship. Biographer Leo Honeycut says a life in politics wasn’t exactly what she had in mind.
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She was 89-years-old.