Louisiana’s newly elected Congressman discuss Washington D.C. committee assignments. Congressman-elect Garret Graves would be the only Louisiana member sitting on the House Transportation Committee…:
CUT 9 (06) “energy pipelines”
Graves also says he is going to get a spot on the House Natural Resources committee. The GOP has already promised Senator-elect Bill Cassidy a seat on the Senate energy committee. He says now that Republicans have control of Congress, they will be able to pass legislation that will benefit the working public…:
CUT 11 (13) “for working families”
Cassidy says he is also seeking a spot on the Senate Appropriations committee.

State Police say an Opelousas man was killed Saturday evening when the bike he was riding was struck from behind by a pickup truck in St. Landry Parish. Master Trooper Brooks David says 55-year-old Joseph Norman was riding his bike with no lights on his bike and wearing dark clothing…:
CUT 13 (10) “from that crash”
David says it’s important for cyclists, especially at night, to have lights on their bikes and wear reflective clothing.

A Pointe Coupee Parish teenager who became prominent in Livonia after surviving a duck hunting accident two years ago, died overnight after being hit by a train. Authorities believe Brandt Torres, who is related to Sheriff Bud Torres, was putting coins on the tracks when he was struck. He died at the scene.