A bill to allow so-called Constitutional Concealed Carry of firearms passes the House Criminal Justice Committee. More from Brooke Thorington…:

CUT 02  (34)        “…Brooke Thorington.”

Police in New Iberia are seeking four women they say attacked and badly beat a woman inside a restaurant last weekend. Cops say cellphone video shows the group savagely kicking and stomping the woman – even as she tries to flee the attack. All four have been identified and will be booked with aggravated battery and other charges, once caught.

A New Orleans area senator defers his bill to ban single-use plastic bags after hearing opposition from grocery store owners. Marrero Republican Patrick Connick says his measure is an effort to reduce litter, but Ascension Parish businessman Brandon Trosclair says the bill is not a solution to the state’s litter problem…:

CUT 06(10)      “…out there. One percent”

Trosclair also doesn’t like the bill singling out groceries as a litter source. Realizing he didn’t have enough votes to get it past the committee, Connick withdrew the measure.

A new LSU research poll shows two-thirds of the state’s people feel Louisiana is headed in a bad direction. LSU Manship School research director Mike Henderson says concerns about crime have doubled and confidence in government to solve problems is at its lowest in over a decade…:

CUT 11(07)      “…about 2010.”

Read the report at “pprlsu.com/projects”