The religious freedom debate which made national headlines in Indiana and Arkansas is coming to Louisiana. Bossier City Representative Mike Johnson has filed a bill that would prevent state government from penalizing a business or person for decisions made based on their religious views about marriage. Jeremy Alford of la-politics-dot-com, says with the state facing a huge budge deficit, some legislators might not be willing to debate this issue.
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Gays rights organization, Equality Louisiana, has already come out in opposition to Johnson’s measure.

The Slidell Police Department is investigating a Friday night shooting that left an officer and suspect injured. Cops say they responded to a call reporting a disturbance and when officers approached a suspect he opened fire and police returned shots. The officer’s injuries are said to be non-life threatening..the suspect was injured by a K-9 unit.

Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash in Iberia Parish which claimed the life of the Mayor of Loreauville. They say last night a Dodge Ram crossed the centerline in a curve and struck a 2013 Ford Mustang head on. Loreauville Mayor Albert Broussard was a passenger in the Mustang and was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigators believe a juvenile in the Dodge grabbed the steering wheel which is why the vehicle entered the opposite lane of travel.

Data from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, shows Louisiana’s personal income for the fourth quarter in 2014 grew by just 0.6 percent, which is last in the country. But LSU economist Loren Scott says a reason for the low growth is because Louisiana did not accept federal dollars to expand its Medicaid program…:
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The fourth quarter of 2014 coincides with a drop in oil prices and layoffs in the oil and gas industry.