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Roundup: Gun bill blocked / Opioid settlement money / Commonwealth LNG

Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

Apr 8, 2026

Unsecured weapons: A Louisiana Senate committee blocked a proposal Tuesday that would have made it a misdemeanor crime to leave loaded guns unsecured in the presence of young child…

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