The Lafayette theater shooting is sparking arguments over gun control once again and whether more laws are needed to prevent such tragedies. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Should TOPS students continue to have their tuition fully paid for by the state is an issue the next governor will have to address. Scott Carwile has more from the candidates on this topic…
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Attorney General Buddy Caldwell wants to address mental health issues after the Lafayette theater shooting. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Lafayette theater shooting is sparking arguments over gun control once again and whether more laws are needed to prevent such tragedies. Violence Policy Center Executive Director Josh Sugarman says we need stronger gun laws so that Americans can feel safe going about their daily lives. He says the entire gun industry needs serious reform…:
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Sugarman says in 2013, Louisiana’s per capita firearm homicide rate was the first in the nation, and it ranked second in the rate of overall gun death according to the CDC. He says the all too often unacknowledged fact is that gun violence takes a heavy toll on the state…:
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59-year-old John Houser opened fire on a theater full of people last week and two women died while several others were injured. Wade Duty with the Louisiana Gun Association says piling on additional gun laws would not have altered this man’s behavior…:
Duty says the best immediate response to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. He says the Lafayette Police Department did an amazing job responding to the scene very quickly, but cops aren’t there when a shooting takes place…:
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In Louisiana Radio Network’s ongoing gubernatorial Q&A we asked the major candidates about the TOPS scholarship program. We posed the question, if elected, what changes would you propose to ensure TOPS can remain a successful program? Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says reasonable reform is needed to preserve the program and the bill passed by the legislature this year is a responsible way to do that…
State Representative John Bel Edwards says it may be necessary to control the costs of the program by de-linking the program from automatic tuition increases…
Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle says, if elected, he would work with legislators to find innovative ways to sustain the program. Angelle says he would propose a budget that fully funds scholarships…
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Louisiana Attorney General Bubby Caldwell wants to assemble a team of health professionals to help identify unstable and violent persons and communicate that information with law enforcement. Caldwell says he’s tired of seeing mass shootings like the one that happened Thursday night in Lafayette.
Caldwell says we need to start pulling our resources together. He says we need to learn from these tragedies and then find a solution.
There’s evidence the Lafayette movie theater gunman John Houser suffered from mental issues. Caldwell says he is going to take action and doesn’t understand why it’s taken so long to confront these problems.
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An online retailer says 70′s clothes are a popular trend for back to school shopping. Louisiana ranked 13th nationally in purchases from this era. Fashion expert at Zulily, Shawn Anderson, says students are loving the look of floral casual dresses, rompers and chevron print dresses.
Anderson says the musical festival vibe is coming back in style. She says Louisiana kids also gravitated toward fashion from the 80′s.
Anderson says the state is up to date on the fashions and right up there with the trends. She says more and more young people are sporting the retro look with styles from past decades.
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College football analyst Phil Steele believes the LSU Tigers will be one the surprise teams in the upcoming season. Steele says LSU’s defense will be fast and one of the best in the country and he likes the offensive line…
Steele says quarterback is the biggest question mark on LSU’s team. But he anticipates that sophomore Brandon Harris will win the job and perform well…
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But Steele is predicting that Alabama will win the SEC west. He likes the Crimson Tide’s defense
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***Affiliates: Please note this is David Vitter’s response to the Governor Q&A.***
US Senator David Vitter says he would support whatever is necessary to keep the popular TOPS Scholarship program viable and sustained for the future…: