A drive by shooting leaves a one-month old dead when bullet entered a Shreveport home, striking the infant in the head. Police are hopeful someone will step forward with information to figure out who is responsible. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The race for the Governor’s Mansion officially starts today with candidates heading to the Secretary of State’s office to file their paperwork for qualifying.
UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says Governor Edwards heads into the race as the odds on favorite to win, however…
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Medical marijuana is available in select pharmacies today four years after the Legislature passed a law authorizing the product.
Medical marijuana proponent and soon-to-be patient Katie Mayers says she’s looking forward to picking up the treatment to help with her chronic pain, muscle spasms, and seizures she’s suffered since a devastating car wreck.
The medical marijuana rollout was plagued by frequent delays that frustrated proponents and participants. Mayers says patients understand it can take some time to get a safe product, but…
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Congressman Garret Graves believes background checks and gun bans will not make public mass shootings go away. Graves made the statement following two mass shootings over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. Graves says many of the gunmen involved in mass shooting have been flagged with data from family and police, and much of that is not making it into background check information.
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