Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana does not regret the arrest of an English teacher at a school board meeting this week. Deyshia Hargrave was taken away in handcuffs after voicing her opposition about the superintendent receiving a pay raise. Fontana says Hargrave’s comments were not germane….
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The Abbeville City Attorney has said he will not press charges against Hargrave, while the board is facing criticism from the ACLU and the Louisiana Association of Educators over the arrest.

U-S Senator John Kennedy opposes a bipartisan bill designed to improve the national background check database. The legislation would penalize federal workers who fail to report relevant records to the database. Kennedy says we do NOT need legislation asking workers to do their job…
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Kennedy says he might be the only Senator voting against the bill.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his recovery from a gunshot wound sustained while practicing for a charity baseball game. The bullet struck several of the Congressman’s internal organs. LSU Health Level One Trauma Center’s Medical Director Dr. John Hunt says it’s common for shooting victims with serious injuries to undergo another surgery…
Cut 4 (08) “cleaned up.”
Scalise says this latest procedure has been scheduled for more than a month.

State Police are warning motorists driving newer cars that their bright headlights, could increase the risk of accidents. Trooper Glenn Younger says the LED headlights are a particular problem, and emphasized the need to keep your distance while driving in bad weather….
cut 15 (09) “….fog lights on”