President-elect Donald Trump will speak in Baton Rouge today to support Republican John Kennedy in the US Senate race. Halen Doughty has more…
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Experts say the third district congressional race between republicans Scott Angelle and Clay Higgins is a tight one. A taped phone conversation between Higgins and his ex-wife has been released and during the recording, Higgins talks about how if he was elected, it could help him pay the reported 100-thousand dollars he owes for child support.

Governor John Bel Edwards is looking ahead to 2017 and he says one of his priorities is to enact criminal justice reform…
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Edwards says he also wants to work towards improving our roads and creating a tax struture that’s fair for all citizens and provides a sufficient amount of revenues to pay for state services.

The number of years a person is expected to live has declined slightly for the first time since 1993. Doctor Ben Springgate with LSU Health New Orleans says there are steps we can take to live longer…
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Springgate says the life expectancy rate declined by a month and he blames heart disease and a growing obesity rate.