Legislation to withhold funding for construction projects in cities that don’t enforce federal immigration laws died in a Senate committee. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted for legislation that would ban abortions in cases where the fetus is determined to have a genetic abnormality. The House-approved measure passed on a three to one vote. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor raised concerns the proposed law is unconstitutional.

5th District Representative Ralph Abraham introduces legislation that seeks to combat what he says is an executive overreach on the issue of transgender bathrooms in public schools. President Obama issued a decree that public schools must let transgender students use the bathroom consistent with their gender identity, or risk losing federal funding. Abraham says the President can’t threaten to withhold money that is appropriated by Congress….
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Abraham’s believes his legislation has enough support in Congress to pass.

The ribbon was cut on the new Curtis Coleman Memorial Bridge that connects Alexandria with Pineville over the Red River. Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett…
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Mallett says the new bridge cost 83-million dollars.