In the wake of the deadly shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub, Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham, from Richland Parish, says the United States must do more to eliminate ISIS. Abraham says our military commanders have told the Obama administration what the U.S needs to do, but the President will not address the elephant in the room…:
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There were 49 victims in the attack, and many more injured. At least 2 men with Louisiana ties were in the Pulse nightclub. 27-year-old Frank Hernandez died, who went to school in Lafayette, died. 39-year-old Leonel Melendez, a New Orleans native, is in a coma after he was shot in the head.

Today is World Blood Donor Day, and organizers say in the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, there’s no better time to give. They say there’s an urgent need for all blood types, but especially O-negative, O-positive and AB plasma.

The East Baton Rouge father of a baby who died in a hot car will not be charged. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The bill that would raise the age to be tried as an adult to 18 will be signed into law today. The Policy Director for the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, Rachel Gassert, says this is a good first step to criminal justice reform in Louisiana…:
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