Slideshow: Protesters, supporters at Sen. Bill Cassidy's town hall in Metairie
 

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Congressional town hall meetings have become heaty affairs back home, and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy's town hall today at the Jefferson Parish*East Bank Regional Public Library is no exception. Several hundred people ? mostly protesters ? gathered outside starting at noon for the event, which was not scheduled to begin until 3:30 p.m.

Here are a few of the signs and people in the crowd.