The US House overwhelmingly passed the Keystone XL Pipeline bill today. The bill advanced on a 266-153 vote and was one of the first pieces of legislation taken up by the newly sworn-in Republican-controlled Congress. 6th District Republican Congressman Garret Graves this is great despite the threat of a presidential veto…:
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The Senate has enough votes to pass an identical bill and will take a test vote on Monday.

It’s cold outside and according to a new study, despite the myth indicating otherwise, we are at greater risk of getting sick. Dr. Fred Lopez is an Infectious Diseases specialist at the LSU New Orleans School of Medicine. He says the most common virus which causes a cold replicates and makes more copies of itself at cooler temperatures…:
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He says the best thing we can do is stay warm as best we can.

The AP is reporting House Speaker Chuck Kleckley says he’s heard Governor Bobby Jindal is planning to cut higher ed up to $370 million dollars in the budget which starts July 1. Kleckley says he will fight the proposed cuts he feels would devastate Louisiana’s colleges.

The latest fund raising totals from Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle shows he is a serious candidate for governor. Eric Gill has more…:
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