SHREVEPORT, La. -- “Having a bunch of National Guard that don’t have municipal experience just walking around with a bunch of guns — that’s not what you want.”

Those were the thoughts of state Rep. Ed Larvadain, a Democrat from District-26 in the Alexandria area. He attended a post-legislative town hall Thursday night in Shreveport hosted by the Legislative Black Caucus.

Also attending the town hall were these Democrats: Rep. Tammy Phelps, District 3; Sen. Sam Jenkins District 39; Rep. Steven Jackson, District 2; and Rep. Joy Walters, District 4.

They were there to meet with constituents about the last legislative session, discussing things like insurance reforms and pharmacies vs. PBM’S (pharmacy benefits managers).

But a hot topic making the rounds was the potential for National Guar

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