Thursday night’s theater shooting in Lafayette is re-igniting arguments over gun control. 59-year-old John Houser opened fire on a theater full of people 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…

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Gun control proponents say we need stronger gun laws so that Americans can feel safe going about their daily lives.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell wants to form a team of health professionals to help identify unstable and violent persons and communicate that information with law enforcement. He says we need to learn from tragedies like the Lafayette shooting and then find a solution…

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Caldwell says he’s tired of seeing mass shootings like the one that happened Thursday night in Lafayette.

Louisiana Radio Network’s latest question in our ongoing gubernatorial Q&A asked the major candidates if elected, what changes would you propose to ensure TOPS can remain a successful program? 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…

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You can find the candidate responses at louisianaradionetwork-dot-com.

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.

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Anderson says the musical festival vibe is coming back in style.