A bill to allow citizens 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit received approval from the Louisiana House on a 72-29 vote. Representative Aimee Freeman spoke against the bill and read a statement from New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson.
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But the bill’s author Thibodaux Representative Bryan Fontenot says Constitution says citizens have the right to possess firearms and they should be able to do so without a permit.

President Joe Biden will be in Louisiana today to promote his two-point-three trillion-dollar infrastructure plan with stops in Lake Charles and New Orleans. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the state has had ongoing infrastructure needs for decades and Biden’s American Jobs Plan provides a solution.
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As the statewide vaccination campaign stalls out officials are looking for ways to begin a more targeted, grassroots approach. Matt Doyle has more on a program aimed at vaccinating homebound Louisianans…
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