Another bill that would do away with the need for those 21 and older to get a license and training to carry a concealed weapon is gliding through the legislative process. Thibodaux Republican Representative Bryan Fontenot’s bill was lambasted by another committee member who called it dangerous, but Fontenot argues there’s just no data to back up that claim…
A nearly identical bill by West Monroe Senator Jay Morris passed both the House and Senate.
The 2021 hurricane season may have officially begun today but many folks out in Southwest Louisiana still aren’t recovered from the brutal 2020 season. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury President Brian Abshire says they could use a break this year…
Zachary native US Senator John Kennedy says he’s running for a second term in the Senate in 2022. The Mississippi-born former State Treasurer says it’s been an honor to serve the state in D.C but he’s not done yet…
Kennedy won the 2016 US Senate election defeating Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell 61 to 39 percent. Kennedy took first place in the jungle primary that proceeded it with 25 percent, with Republican former Congressman Charles Boustany coming in third with 15 percent.
UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the only opponent who could give Kennedy a run for his money next year would be Governor John Bel Edwards, but with Edwards seemingly set on finishing out his term…