Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is part of a group of 20 U-S Senators, both Republicans and Democrats, who have agreed on gun safety legislation. The measure, which is still being drafted, would provide greater mental health resources to states, and improve school safety and there are also proposals to prevent the mentally ill from purchasing weapons. Cassidy says the bill is not just in response to the latest school shooting in Uvalde, Texas…
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Based on a ruling made yesterday by a federal appeals court, Louisiana’s Legislature may be required to approve a new Congressional District map with two black-majority districts. House Governmental Affairs Chairman John Stefanski says it will be difficult to do in a special session that’s set to begin Wednesday and end next Monday….
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Saharan dust levels have been gradually increasing since the weekend, leading the state Department of Environmental Quality to issue alerts about the air quality. Those who have lung or heart disease, children and older adults, as well as those active outdoors for extended periods, should take care says DEQ analyst Jason Meyers.
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An Oil City Police officer was arrested over the weekend after he entered the home of a woman without permission and inappropriately touched her as he woke her up. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Bia Roldan says 39-year-old William Fitzpatrick has been arrested before
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If convicted on this latest charge Fitzpatrick could face up to six months in prison.