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Christopher Few and his autistic son Jeremy Mardis were shot Tuesday after a chase in the central Louisiana town of Marksville

The Louisiana state police are investigating a shooting involving city marshals that killed a 6-year-old boy and critically wounded his father. Christopher Few and his autistic son Jeremy Mardis were shot Tuesday after a chase in the central Louisiana town of Marksville. David Begnaud reports on questions being raised about what prompted the deadly chase.

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Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal joins "Face the Nation" to discuss the latest in the 2016 election, Donald Trump, immigration policy, and the state of Louisiana ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans

Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal joins CBS' "Face the Nation" and discusses the latest in the 2016 election, Donald Trump, immigration policy, and the state of Louisiana ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans

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In a surprising family connection during the gunfire last week at Louisiana movie theater, two sisters were both at the chaotic shooting scene, but for very different reasons

In a surprising family connection during the gunfire last week at Louisiana movie theater, two sisters were both at the chaotic shooting scene, but for very different reasons. Nicole Zammit Fuselier was inside enjoying an evening out. Kaitlyn Petitjean rushed to the attack to help victims. David Begnaud reports on their emotional reunion.

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Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-Louisiana, believes every state should strengthen their gun control laws when it comes to mandating background checks, saying John Houser, who bought his gun in Alabama, wouldn't have been allowed to purchase the weapon in Louisiana

Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-Louisiana, believes every state should strengthen their gun control laws when it comes to mandating background checks, saying John Houser, who bought his gun in Alabama, wouldn't have been allowed to purchase the weapon in Louisiana

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Louisiana officials identified the gunman responsible for at least two deaths after opening fire in a Lafayette movie theater as 59-year-old John Russel Houser

Louisiana officials identified the gunman responsible for at least two deaths after opening fire in a Lafayette movie theater as 59-year-old John Russel Houser. Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft described Houser as "kind of a drifter" who was from Alabama and had been staying at a local hotel in Lafayette since early July.

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