President Obama will address the nation tonight speaking on his strategy for defeating the ISIS militant group in the Middle East. The President recently returned from a NATO summit where the US and nine allies agreed to take on the militants. Republican Minden Congressman and member of the House Armed Forces Committee, John Fleming, says the United States should do one of two things to deal with ISIS…

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Fleming says he would prefer the latter. President Obama’s address is scheduled to begin at 8PM.

Alexandria Police have charged a Texas teenager in the bomb threats that were called in to Rapides Parish Schools yesterday. 17-year-old Reuben David Byon of Fredricksburg, TX faces three counts of communicating false information of planned bombing on school property. Authorities are working to determine if Byon could be charged in the threat phoned in to Pineville High as well.

Republican Louisiana Senate candidate Representative Bill Cassidy is getting some criticism for saying Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid is running “the Senate like a plantation.” The comment appeared in an interview with E&E Publishing. Fellow Republican Senate candidate Rob Maness has called for Cassidy to immediately apologize for the comment since it includes a term that is “incredibly offensive to many Americans.” Political analyst Clancy Dubos says this is a good move on the part of Maness…

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Cassidy said he thinks the leadership style of Reid is more offensive than his analogy.

St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe is planning to cut about 300 jobs before the end of 2014. In a statement, the hospital said it would offer those employees a compensation package that would voluntarily end their employment. St. Francis is one of the largest private employers in Ouachita Parish.