It’s been one month since House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot at a Virginia ballpark. The Jefferson Parish Congressman underwent surgery for an infection and condition has been upgraded to fair. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says he’s been in touch with Scalise and his family throughout this ordeal…:
Cut 13 (09) “likely occurrence”
Scalise and four other people were injured June 14 when a man opened fire on a Congressional baseball practice.

The Toledo Bend Reservoir has earned a spot in the top five bass fishing lakes in the Central U.S. Sabine Parish CVB Director Linda Curtis Sparks says people come from all over the state to take advantage of their very active stocking program and natural spawning…:
Cut 12 (11) “million”
Toledo Bend is located in Sabine Parish along the Louisiana-Texas border.

About 40 cyclists will ride into Baton Rouge today to honor fallen law enforcement officers. The ride from Dallas to the Capitol City comes ahead of the one year anniversary of the ambush attack on Baton Rouge police, just 10 days after officers were attacked in Dallas. The group is called the Texas Brotherhood Ride and their president is Tim Dunn…:
Cut 7 (10) “as well”
The group is leaving LSU-Eunice this morning, will ride through Opelousas to Krotz Springs, then into Baton Rouge after lunch time.

The Senate has revealed yet another version of the nation’s healthcare law and Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says he is pleased this one corrects a funding issue that would have cost Louisiana $2 billion in health care dollars.