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Louisiana politician tries to ban MMA
By Zach Arnold | September 13, 2006
After last year’s debacles in Boston and Taunton, MA. to try to ban MMA (along with the troubles in the Dakotas), this year provides us with larger areas trying to ban the industry. First, it was Eugene (Oregon). Second, it was Kentucky. Now, it’s Louisiana, a state that once featured a UFC event in Lake Charles.
The Daily Advertiser reports that Louisiana State Rep. Emile “Peppi” Bruneau (spelled Bruno in the article) called the state attorney general to get MMA banned in the state. The boxing commission, which oversees MMA regulation in the state, is completely against Bruneau’s attempts to ban the sport. Here is the home page for Mr. Bruneau.
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What’s driving the bans? Is it just ignorance, or is ignorance being abetted by those who stand to lose money due to MMA (ie boxing backers)?
I think attention is what’s driving these politicians.
I’m from Louisiana and sent an e-mail to Mr. Bruneau to let him know how uninformed he is. Louisiana is one of the few states that had the UFC going when it was banned everywhere else. That’s how I saw about 5 live UFC events between here and Mississippi. There is no way it would actually get banned down here. I think it’s a combination of ignorance and attention for these politicians.