President Barack Obama announces an executive order requiring background checks in order to purchase guns at flea markets, websites, and other informal settings. The hope is to expand the number of gun sales subject to background checks. President of the Louisiana Shooting Association, Dan Zelenka, doesn’t think increasing the number of background checks will have much effect on gun crime…:
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The current law states that only federally licensed gun dealers are required to conduct background checks on buyers, but those who sell in informal settings do not have to register as dealers.

$450 million dollars is now the new jackpot estimate for tomorrow night’s Powerball drawing, up from $400 million. Lottery Association officials increased the prize because of fast sales for the largest jackpot in nearly a year.

Louisiana State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting in Ragley, about 20 miles north of Lake Charles, that left one man and a dog dead. Sgt. James Anderson says they began looking into the Monday night incident after a request from the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office…:
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Authorities have declined requests for further details, including the name of the deceased.

LSU’s new defensive coordinator Dave Aranda says he’s blessed and humbled to have the opportunity to coach for the Tigers. Aranda comes to Baton Rouge after guiding one of the top defenses in the country at Wisconsin. He describes his defense as smart aggression…:
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Coach Les Miles said today they are also working on extending offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s contract.