The House Criminal Justice Committee meets today at 10 AM and on the agenda is a bill already approved by the Senate that would allow non-felon adults to conceal carry a gun without a permit. Governor Jeff Landry says if concealed carry passes in Louisiana, it does NOT mean gun owners can possess their gun everywhere…
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Opponents are concerned permitless concealed carry will lead to more shootings.

The House Criminal Justice Committee will also discuss a Senate-approved bill that would require drivers convicted of a D-W-I to get an ignition interlock device for at least six months in order to get their driver’s license back. Baton Rouge Senator Rick Edmonds says multiple DWI offenders, would be required to have the interlock device for four years…
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UL Lafayette Economist Gary Wagner’s latest Louisiana Economic Activity Forecast brings good news. Colleen Crain has the story…
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We’re starting to see wildfires pop up again in Louisiana. Firefighters spent the weekend battling a large wildfire near DeQuincy in Calcasieu Parish along Highway 389. There was also a massive brush fire near a neighborhood in Livingston Parish that consumed 200 acres on Saturday. There’s a slight chance for rain on Wednesday, the better chance is this weekend starting on Friday.