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Craw,
Welcome to the forum. We do have a number of memberson the Northshore - from Hammond to Slidell. If you poke around in the "Members" list (blue tab at the top of the page), you may find a few on your own, assuming they have placed their location in their profile. You can try clicking on the "Louisiana" in the location field of my Avatar for a listing of anyone who indicated Louisiana as their location. You might want to add "Slidell" as a location in your own profile; sometimes it helps people understand where you're coming from if they know where you are.
For some law links, try visiting
http://www.louisianacarry.organd poking around a bit. He has some very interesting links to laws and legal decisions regarding firearms in Louisiana. The sitemay bea tiny bit behind the times on a few points because he has gone back to school seeking a law degree; but it is time well spent, as he has put together an impressive amount of information.
You can also find laws yourself by gong to the Louisiana State Legislative website
http://www.legis.state.la.us/and clicking on the "Louisiana Laws" link on the left side of the page. Follow the instructions for entering search criteria and you can wade through the actual laws yourself. Some of them are quite confusing, but most have been discussed here quite often. If you search through the older threads, you will likely find something interesting to read.