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2026 Annual Meeting and Elections

The LSA will hold its Annual Meeting of Members and Elections on March 1, 2026 at the Cabela's in Gonzales, LA. The meeting will be held in the upstairs meeting room and starts at 10:00 AM and will end at approximately 1:00 PM.

The meeting is open to the public. All members in good standing will be asked to vote on 1/3 of the Directors and on any legitimate business presented to the Board. There is no cost to attend. Members may pay their dues at the door. We will have M1 Garand rifle raffle tickets for sale as well, which funds the Junior Shooting Program.

Our special guest speaker will be Sen. Blake Miguez (R, Dist. 22, New Iberia). Sen. Miguez will be awarded the LSA 2025 Legislator of the Year award at the meeting.

Louisiana Shooting Association Partners with FocusPoint International to Enhance Members Safety

Slidell, LA. – August 1, 2025 –The Louisiana Shooting Association (LSA) today announced a new partnership with FocusPoint International (FPI), a global leader in critical event management, coordinating on average 15,000 rescues annually. This collaboration provides Louisiana Shooting Association members with exclusive, discounted access to FocusPoint’s Overwatch x Rescue^TM (OxR) Plan, a comprehensive travel protection and emergency assistance service designed for adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts. A portion of each subscription purchased will also directly support the association's initiatives.

OxR provides a critical safety net for members, whether they are in the remote wetlands of Louisiana or traveling internationally. The service is designed to provide seamless, 24/7 coordination and financial coverage for a wide range of emergencies, eliminating the stress of unexpected costs and complex claims processes.

"We are thrilled to partner with the Louisiana Shooting Association to provide their members with the peace of mind to explore with confidence," said Greg Pearson, Founder and CEO of FocusPoint International. 

"Outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers are often in unpredictable environments far from home. OxR ensures that if the unexpected happens, a dedicated team of experts is standing by to manage the crisis from start to finish, covering the costs and logistical hurdles so our members can focus on a safe return,” added Pearson.

Key benefits of the OxR subscription include:

●      Expert Global SOS Response: 24/7 multilingual emergency assistance from crisis response centers staffed by former military, first responders, and law enforcement personnel.

●      Comprehensive Emergency Support: OxR provides around-the-clock emergency assistance, covering medical evacuations to the nearest appropriate facility, search and rescue coordination, repatriation to a home hospital of record (including commercial flights with a medical escort), visitation by a family member/friend if hospitalized for longer than 3 days, return of dependent child, and assistance during safety-related incidents, such as natural disasters, terrorism events, civil unrest and more.

●      Financial Protection: Full financial coverage for search and rescue operations, medical evacuations, and other coordinated emergency services with no deductibles, activity or height restrictions, claims, or monetary limits.

●      Support for Up to Three Devices: OxR supports any device that can send and receive SMS via Wi-Fi, cellular or satellite networks, now including Garmin devices that connect to Garmin Messenger or Garmin Earthmate apps, iPhones with satellite messaging capabilities (in the U.S. and Canada), and the ZOLEO Satellite Communicator. Subscribers can link up to three devices per account, ensuring continuous coverage even if one device fails.

"This partnership is a game-changer for our members," said Jay Hunt, Treasurer and Director of the Louisiana Shooting Association. 

"Our community travels the globe in pursuit of adventure, and their safety is our top priority. Offering a comprehensive yet affordable service like OxR not only enhances member safety but also provides a meaningful way to support our association's mission. It’s a win-win that provides unparalleled protection and strengthens our community."

Louisiana Shooting Association members can learn more and subscribe to Overwatch x Rescue at a discounted rate by visiting overwatchxrescue.com and using the association-specific code LASA10 at checkout.

About Overwatch x Rescue

Overwatch x Rescue™ (OxR) is a SOS subscription service designed for outdoor enthusiasts seeking confidence and peace of mind while exploring. Offering 24/7 live rescue coordination, OxR minimizes—and often eliminates—the financial and logistical stress of rescue operations beyond traditional mobile network coverage, ensuring coverage no matter where the adventure leads.

The Overwatch x Rescue plan provides unmatched flexibility, with no altitude, or activity restrictions, ensuring full coverage of coordinated emergency services. OxR’s team of highly trained experts is always prepared to coordinate everything from search and rescue operations to medical evacuations, allowing adventurers to focus on their journey—not the risks.

With over 15,000 rescues coordinated in 220+ countries and territories, Overwatch x Rescue has saved adventurers millions in medical and rescue costs. Backed by veteran leadership, an unwavering commitment to safety, and strategic partnerships with satellite technology innovators and the global response apparatus responsible for carrying out rescues, Overwatch x Rescue delivers seamless, reliable support—empowering adventurers to explore with confidence and peace of mind.

For more information, visit www.overwatchxrescue.com or follow us on social media @overwatchxrescue

SB211 is a BAD BILL and must be Defeated!

In their never ending attempt to violate your Civil Rights protected by the Second Amendment, Sen. Gary M. Carter, Jr. (D, New Orleans) has filed SB211. SB211 is a RED FLAG bill that would strip your Second Amendment Rights without due process. Even if it were possible to accurately predict future dangerous behavior, simply depriving an individual of the right to possess or receive firearms, without addressing the underlying causes of the person’s dangerous tendencies or instability, cannot prevent bad outcomes. A desperate, dangerous, or unstable person left to his or her own devices can still cause harm to self or others, including with illegally acquired firearms.

But even if these laws had some evidence of success, they would still unacceptably fly in the face of due process, the presumption of innocence, and fundamental fairness. America’s constitutional and legal orders are premised on defining what the government can do and circumscribing its ability to intrude on fundamental rights. These laws fail in this respect as well.

The Senate Judiciary C Committee will hear Mr. Carter's bill tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in room F at 9:30 AM at the State Capitol. If you can attend, please do. When entering the room ask the clerk for a card to register your opposition to a bill. Complete the card and hand it back to the clerk. There is no reason to speak in front of the committee, but your presence int he room and the card you complete speaks volumes for opposition to the violation of your Civil Rights.

Please send an email to [email protected] and state your opposition to SB211. A simple, polite email is all it takes.

Dear Senator:

Please vote NO to advancing SB211. I am opposed to SB211 because the bill violates due process as guaranteed by the Constitution.

Sincerely,

[Insert name and address]

LSA Wins in Challenge of Ban on Handgun Sales for Young Adults

On January 30, 2025, the Louisiana Shooting Association scored an important victory in its challenge of a federal prohibition on handgun sales to young adults with a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court decision and remand the case back for further action. The LSA was joined in the case of the Second Amendment Foundation, the Firearms Policy Coalition, and two private citizens, Emily Naquin and Caleb Reese, for whom the case is named. The case is known as Reese v. ATF.

Writing for the court, Circuit Judge Edith Hollan Jones, a Ronald Reagan appointee, stated, “Ultimately, the text of the Second Amendment includes eighteen-to-twenty-year-old individuals among ‘the people’ whose right to keep and bear arms is protected. The federal government has presented scant evidence that eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds’ firearm rights during the founding-era were restricted in a similar manner to the contemporary federal handgun purchase ban, and its 19th century evidence ‘cannot provide much insight into the meaning of the Second Amendment when it contradicts earlier evidence.’ In sum, 18 U.S.C. §§ 992(b)(1), (c)(1) and their attendant regulations are unconstitutional in light of our Nation’s historic tradition of firearm regulation. We REVERSE the district court’s judgment and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Joining Judge Jones are Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, a George W. Bush appointee, and Circuit Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale, a George H.W. Bush appointee. Their decision relies on guidelines set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2022 Bruen ruling.
 
“We’re delighted the Fifth Circuit took this action,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “We have always maintained that young adults, who can vote, join the military, get married, enter into contracts and even run for office can also enjoy the full rights of citizenship which includes rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. If we can trust young adults to defend our country, we can certainly trust them to own any and all legal firearms.”
 
“Today the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed what prior courts and common sense tell us: ‘that the right to keep and bear arms surely implies the ability to purchase them,’” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “Adults 18-20 years old are indisputably part of the People, whose rights under the Constitution are no less than their father’s or their grandfather’s.”

Louisiana Pistol Team Fires at National Matches Once Again

The "Louisiana Gold" pistol team once again represented Louisiana at the National Bullseye Pistol Matches at Camp Perry, OH. The team is sponsored by the LSA. This years team consisted of:

Four Bills to be Heard in Judiciary C Committee

TAKE ACTION

Contact the Senate Judiciary C Committee

Four Bills will be heard that could affect your Second Amendment Rights on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Today, before you forget, please send an email to the committee.

Dear Judiciary C Committee,

The following bills will be heard by the committee on March 19, 2024. I ask that you please consider the following.

Please SUPPORT Senate Bill 152.This bill corrects a typographical error in the Constitutional Carry law and changes the word “weapon” to “handgun” in several places in the concealed handgun permit statute to make it more uniform.

Please SUPPORT Senate Bill 214. This bill amends R.S. 14:95.5(C)(2) to allow persons who are carrying a firearm pursuant to the Constitutional Carry law to possess the firearm in a restaurant that serves alcohol. This brings carrying a firearm under the Constitutional Carry law more in line with the concealed handgun permit statute.

Please OPPOSE Senate Bill 203. This bill creates the “Office of Gun Violence” within the Governor’s office. It is designed to perform gun violence research and make policy recommendations to reduce gun violence. It is supported by the anti-gun extremist groups Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action. This would become a government funded platform for unconstitutional gun rights restrictions.

Please OPPOSE Senate Bill 256. This bill is this year’s version of a “Red Flag Law” that would allow the government to take away my right to keep and bear arms without charging me with a crime. We have beaten back these efforts several times in the past, and we must do so again.

Sincerely,

[Insert your full name and contact information]

About the Author

Competitive shooter, hunter, fisherman, pilot, vizsla servant, father, son, scientist, and lover of Civil Rights.

SB212 is a BAD BILL! Take Action Now!

SB212 Is a BAD BILL

ACTION REQUIRED!

The Senate Committee on Judiciary C will hear SB212 by Sen. Royce Duplessis (D, New Orleans) tomorrow. This bill is a so called “Red Flag” bill. If this bill becomes law, your Civil Rights will be violated without due process and your property can and will be seized. This is a BAD BILL!
Please attend the hearing tomorrow, May 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM in Room F if possible.

Also, TODAY, send a copy of the following email to Chairman Franklin Foli lodging your opposition to SB212.

To: [email protected]

Subject: Opposition to SB212

Dear Chairman Foli,

I strongly OPPOSE Sen. Royce Dupliessis’ bill, SB212 on the grounds that if it were to become law, it would violate the Civil Rights of Citizens without due process. In addition, it would result of the seizure of personal property from law abiding Citizens.

Sincerely,

[Insert your name]

[Insert your mailing address]

About the Author

Competitive shooter, hunter, fisherman, pilot, vizsla servant, father, son, scientist, and lover of Civil Rights.

2023 LSA Board of Director Election Results

Each year at our Annual Meeting of Members in February, one third of the Directors are elected to our Board. From those elected Directors, the Board selects the Officers of the Corporation in an open forum.

This year, the Annual Meeting of Members was held at Cabela’s in Gonzales on Sunday, March 5. The results of the election are shown below.

List of Officers and Directors

• President: Daniel E. Zelenka, II (2025)

• Vice-President: Everett Baudean (2025)

• Secretary: CPT Paul Prokop, USCG Ret. (2024)

• Treasurer: Jay D. Hunt, III (2024)

• Director-at-Large: Barret Kendrick (2025)

Directors:

• Paul Angrisano (2025)

• Ron Duplessis (2024)

• Clifford Grout (2026)

• Ronald “Buck” Kliebert (2024)

• John K. Laws, III (2025)

• Joseph “Jay” Meynier (2026)

• John Overton (2026)

• CPT George Petras, USCG, Ret. (2026)

• Dave Ramey (2026)

• Dwayne Vidrine (2024)

Alternate Directors

• 1st Alternate: Bruce A. Lemmert (2024)

• 2nd Alternate: Chris Thayer (2024)

About the Author

Competitive shooter, hunter, fisherman, pilot, vizsla servant, father, son, scientist, and lover of Civil Rights.