The Louisiana Public Service Commission wants to know why utility customers were asked to conserve energy Thursday morning in the cold. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Senator John Kennedy calls out the Democrats for the federal government shutdown, saying it an embarrassment to congress, democracy, the United States of America. A statement from Kennedy says, “I defy any Democrat to explain why it is so important to ask our military to sacrifice their pay, furloughs hundreds of thousands of workers, and reject a long term renewal of the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

A billion dollar state budget short fall may spell funding trouble for the TOPS program. Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says time is critical since nationwide faculty recruitment is currently underway…
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A non-partisan group CrowdPac is concerned about the recent volatile actions of the Vermillion School board and wants to see changes. Controversy erupted after a school teacher was arrested at a school board meeting when she voiced concerns over a pay raise for the school superintendent. Crowdpac spokesperson Mason Harrison says…
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A seminar teaching the public how to run for school board offices is set for January 30th at the Sunbelt Lodge in Abbeville.