The Louisiana Senate has approved legislation that would allow non-felon adults to carry a concealed handgun without training or a state-issued a permit. New Iberia Senator Blake Miguez says his bill empowers law-abiding citizens, but New Orleans Democrat Royce Duplessis says it’s one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation to ever pass out of the Senate…
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The House hears the bill next.

A hearing is underway in a Baton Rouge courtroom over a temporary restraining order filed by advocates who claim the Legislature is not devoting enough time to hear public input on the criminal justice proposals moving through the legislative process. Erica Navalance is with the Promise Justice Initiative…
cut 9 (10) “….make laws”
Governor Jeff Landry has sent a letter to the USDA requesting aid for Louisiana’s crawfish industry. Teiko Foxx spoke with a crawfish farmer about much-needed assistance…
Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Teiko Foxx.”

The body of a female woman found in a wooded area north of Marksville last October has been identified. A forensics lab in Baton Rouge and the State Police Crime Lab have been able to determine its 38-year-old Ashley Beauclair of Marksville and her death has been ruled a homicide. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating.