President Donald Trump signed a revised version of his travel ban suspending immigration from six Middle Eastern countries. Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are the banned countries. Richland Parish Congressman Ralph Abraham supports the ban…:
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Executive director of the Louisiana ACLU Marjorie Esman wonders why President Trump issued the ban with a phased roll out…:
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The order shuts down the United States’ refugee program and creates a 90 day ban for citizens of the six countries who do not currently hold a U.S. green card or visa.
The town of St. Joseph is finally getting a brand new water system and Governor John Bel Edwards was on hand today for the groundbreaking. Deputy Chief of Staff Julie Baxter Payer says this was a very important milestone for the Tensas Parish town…:
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Payer says more than 12 miles of new pipe will be laid, 525 new water meters installed, and new fire hydrants placed.
Congressman Cedric Richmond has issued an apology to White House aid Kellyanne Conway over a comment he made about a photo of her kneeling on a sofa. Some felt the statement about the position looking familiar was sexist. National Organization for Women in Baton Rouge Angela Adkins says the Congressman’s joke says a lot about the national dialogue about sexism…:
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Richmond said he’s been a champion for women’s issues and apologized to Conway and those who found the comment offensive.