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Former lawmaker Guinn dies at age 71

Former state representative and Jeff Davis Parish police juror John E. “Johnny” Guinn died on Monday. He was ... Read more

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Lawmakers reject measure to create constitutional convention

Concerns that special moneyed interests would control a state constitutional convention caused a measure to create one to ... Read more

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Four area reps supported increasing license fees

<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — Four Southwest Louisiana House members voted for a change in the state’s wildlife fees ... Read more

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House approves $27B state budget bill

BATON ROUGE — Southwest Louisiana Republicans in the state House voted for a $27 billion state budget bill ... Read more

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Landowners score victory over fishermen seeking access

BATON ROUGE — The House, after hours of debate, rejected legislation Tuesday aimed at giving fishermen greater access ... Read more

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House likes idea of changing percentage of signatures for recall petitions

<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — A bill changing the percentage of voters who must sign recall petitions in larger ... Read more

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SW La. senators vote against age requirement for assault weapons

Assault Weapons {{tncms-inline alignment=”left” content=”&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sen. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, was sponsor of Senate Bill 274, the ... Read more

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Louisiana House members support probation extension bill

<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — Southwest Louisiana House members supported legislation here that rolls back a probation change that ... Read more

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