A new Congress is sworn-in in Washington-DC today and that includes Senator-elect John Kennedy. The republican says you can bet a major topic will be how to go about getting rid of Obamacare…
cut 8 (09) “…sure doesn’t”
Kennedy believes the US Senate won’t let the current federal health care system lapse without having something new to take its place.

Governor John Bel Edwards enters 2017 with a high favorability rating. That’s according to Southern Media and Opinion Research pollster Bernie Pinsonat. But Pinsonat says Edwards faces many challenges that could impact his popularity…
cut 5 (10) “…plummet again”
Pinsonat says there’s the possibility of yet another special session to address a $600 million deficit.

Southeastern Louisiana University is urging people to donate their Christmas trees to help save the state’s coast rather than throwing them in the trash. Rob Moreau, manager of SLU’s Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station, says when you put recycled trees into the marsh it can help the shoreline in many ways…
cut 10 (08) “…landfills”
For more information, visit southeastern-dot-edu-backslash-turtle-cove.

It’s the start of a new year, which means many of us have made New Year’s resolutions. Many smokers, will look to quit the habit…
cut 15 (06) “….do it”
That’s Mike Rogers, who is the CEO of the Smoking Cessation Trust and they offer a free program to help people quit smoking if they started before September 1st, 1988.