The 2019 Louisiana Survey shows a majority of Louisiana residents oppose gun restrictions as 57-percent oppose banning the sale of assault weapons and 61-percent oppose banning high capacity ammunition magazines. LSU Public Policy Research Lab director Doctor Michael Henderson says they asked respondents about three different proposals to restrict firearms and only one received majority support…
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Henderson says 69-percent of those polled say a law should be put in place to prevent people with mental illness from purchasing guns.

President of the Crawfish Research and Promotion Board David Savoy says the supply of mudbugs is not where it should be for an Easter weekend. Savoy says the cool spring is partly to blame…
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Savoy says yesterday’s severe weather also slowed production.

The family of Kathleen Blanco has told the Advocate that the state’s only female governor is not on the verge of passing. Previous reports said Blanco had entered into hospice. The family says while she is not able to walk, she still visits friends and loved ones by getting around on an electric scooter. The family defined the care as “hospice assistance” and say she is no longer seeking treatment for her cancer.

The Joe Alleva era is over and come Tuesday new LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward will have to answer questions on the future of Tiger athletics…
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