Governor John Bel Edwards wants to see a trained officer in every Louisiana school as the state looks at improving school safety in the wake of Florida school shooting…..
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During his monthly call-in show, Edwards once again says he opposes allowing teachers to arm themselves.

The State Fire Marshal has arrested a volunteer firefighter in Richland Parish in connection with a mobile home fire that injured his medically disabled wife. Kenneth Fulford was booked into parish prison on multiple offenses. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue.
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The victim’s service dog was killed in the blaze.

Legislation allowing volunteer groups like the Cajun Navy to have the opportunity to use state equipment and coordinates their efforts with state emergency planners has been approved by the House. Denham Springs Representative Valarie Hodges says the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness helped her draft the legislation…
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The measure moves to the Senate.

NFL legend Brett Favre is feaured in a new P-S-A urging Louisiana drivers to put the phone down while driving as part of an effort by Louisiana Farm Bureau Insurance Companies and Property Casualty Insurance Association of America to combat distracted driving….
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A recent study says distracted driving was responsible more than 50-percent of vehicle fatalities in 2016.