Arguments begin today in a New Orleans federal courtroom over how much BP should be fined for its role in the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Voters this fall will elect a new governor in Louisiana. Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle says he’s committed to building a better Louisiana, if elected governor…

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Senator David Vitter and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne are other Republican candidates and John Bel Edwards is the lone major Democrat at this point.

Former Saints star and ALS advocate Steve Gleason is Senator David Vitter’s guest tonight at the State of the Union. Vitter says Gleason will also meet with US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to discuss ways to make equipment more available for ALS victims…

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The State of the Union address begins at 8PM.

You can file your federal and state tax returns today. Mark Elredge, with the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, says every taxpayer will be asked to check a box on whether they had health insurance in 2014 and if you did not, you’re subject to a fine that’s laid out in the Affordable Care Act…

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The penalty is based on several factors.