Impeachment proceedings continue this morning in House Judiciary where members will review articles of impeachment drawn up over the weekend…

CUT 01        :30    Q:I’m Matt Doyle

Louisiana State Police arrested a man accused of aggressively brandishing a SWORD toward another man during an argument in the French Quarter. Troopers responded to a call to find 42-yr-old Travis Fisher wielding the weapon, which he surrendered without injury. He’s charged with aggravated assault.

Work to widen and improve I-12 between US 190 and LA 59 begins in the upcoming weeks. The first phase is being handled by James Construction Group and is estimated to cost $55 million.  DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says the project has been in the works for a while.

CUT 07   :10   Q:  potential rear-ends”

Another phase of that project will cost $38-million.

Louisiana officials don’t yet know how many of the state’s food stamp recipients could be at risk of losing their benefits because of a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements on the program. about 49-thousand of the 810-thousand people in Louisiana who rely on food stamps meet the definition of work-eligible adults as outlined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that takes effect in April.