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Louisiana is the 13th highest state in gun ownership. Lawmakers are advancing a Second Amendment Holiday to provide tax break on firearms sales.

Louisiana is the 13th highest state in gun ownership. Lawmakers are advancing a Second Amendment Holiday to provide tax break on firearms sales.

Louisiana is the 13th highest state in gun ownership. Lawmakers are advancing a Second Amendment Holiday to provide tax break on firearms sales.

Some legislators are voicing support for the chance to hunt the Louisiana black bear and want state wildlife officials to study the idea.

HB 131, a bill that would join Louisiana to about half the states in embracing a constitutional-carry gun rights regime, is advancing.

The House natural resources committee was divided on Tuesday after hearing the first round of bills that would tighten restrictions on carbon capture projects in Louisiana.Republican lawmakers from the Florida Parishes filed nine bills this session in response to local backlash against a major project that would store carbon dioxide about a mile beneath Lake Maurepas, a recreational and cultural hub for the area. On Tuesday, the committee heard five of those bills.

The House natural resources committee was divided on Tuesday after hearing the first round of bills that would tighten restrictions on carbon capture projects in Louisiana.Republican lawmakers from the Florida Parishes filed nine bills this session in response to local backlash against a major project that would store carbon dioxide about a mile beneath Lake Maurepas, a recreational and cultural hub for the area. On Tuesday, the committee heard five of those bills.

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder is running for Secretary of State in predictably shady circumstances, and the answer has to be no.

The Louisiana Bond Commission voted Thursday to delay funding for a $39 million New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board project by another month, prolonging top state officials’ spat with the city officials over their defiance of the state’s abortion ban.

There are four high-powered candidates lobbying their colleagues. Each represents a different corner of the House GOP, which is as splintered as ever.