You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Candidate qualifying for the November 2020 elections began at 8 a.m. WednesdayShreveport Mayor Adrian PerkinsSenator Bill Cassidy speaks during a press conference following a round table discussion with Vice President Mike Pence, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.Candidate qualifying for the November 2020 elections began at 8 a.m. WednesdayShreveport Mayor Adrian PerkinsSenator Bill Cassidy speaks during a press conference following a round table discussion with Vice President Mike...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Candidate qualifying for the November 2020 elections began at 8 a.m. WednesdayShreveport Mayor Adrian PerkinsSenator Bill Cassidy speaks during a press conference following a round table discussion with Vice President Mike Pence, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.Candidate qualifying for the November 2020 elections began at 8 a.m. WednesdayShreveport Mayor Adrian PerkinsSenator Bill Cassidy speaks during a press conference following a round table discussion with Vice President Mike...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Over the fierce objections of municipalities, Gov. John Bel Edwards late Monday night approved legislation that effectively invalidates local and parish ordinances restricting where a person can go with a firearm. Then on Tuesday afternoon Edwards signed a second bill that stops local officials from regulating gun sales during times of emergency. He signed a third measure Friday.New Orleans has ordinances prohibiting guns in public buildings used for youth recreational programs, including the facilities where...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Over the fierce objections of municipalities, Gov. John Bel Edwards late Monday night approved legislation that effectively invalidates local and parish ordinances restricting where a person can go with a firearm. Then on Tuesday afternoon Edwards signed a second bill that stops local officials from regulating gun sales during times of emergency. He signed a third measure Friday.New Orleans has ordinances prohibiting guns in public buildings used for youth recreational programs, including the facilities where...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.With veto-proof majorities, the Louisiana House Friday approved three gun rights bills – two would limit local governments from banning the concealed carrying of firearms and the sale of weapons during an emergency; the third would allow guns into churches regardless of what congregants decide.Thibodaux Republican Rep. Bryan Fontenot, a former a Thibodaux police officer and justice of the peace, said recent rash of church shootings – the latest taking place in Texas four days after Christmas 2019 – is reason enough...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.With veto-proof majorities, the Louisiana House Friday approved three gun rights bills – two would limit local governments from banning the concealed carrying of firearms and the sale of weapons during an emergency; the third would allow guns into churches regardless of what congregants decide.Thibodaux Republican Rep. Bryan Fontenot, a former a Thibodaux police officer and justice of the peace, said recent rash of church shootings – the latest taking place in Texas four days after Christmas 2019 – is reason enough...WW…