The US House voted to give President Obama authority to train and arm Syrian rebels in the effort to defeat ISIL forces in the Middle East:
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Tough news for us in a new nation wide review of roads. According to the 21st Annual Highway Report by the Reason Foundation, Louisiana’s highway conditions dropped to 40th in the nation and only California and Hawaii were rated worse than us in the urban interstate pavement category.

The DA in DeSoto Parish is expected to dismiss criminal charges against the Yogi and Friends Exotic Cat Sanctuary in Frierson this morning. LDWF was trying to secure a court order to physically remove 9 exotic cats at the location citing safety concerns. But Yogie and Friends Executive Director Jenny Senier says they have tried extremely hard to comply:
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LDWF still has the cats seized on paper only and say it’s up to their lawyers on how next to proceed.

Drew Brees chimed in on the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson domestic abuse cases. The Saints Quarterback is considered one of the faces of the NFL and says with the league dealing with all these PR hits, he understands it’s more important than ever to represent properly on and off the field…:
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