Governor Bobby Jindal is the star in a video that has him competing in a push-up competition. Jeff Palermo explains…

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Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday happens this Friday and Saturday. During the holiday, the 4% state sales tax on the first 25 hundred dollars of each item a customer buys will be waived. Local sales taxes may still apply. There are exceptions. Go to revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-taxholiday for more information.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduce legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental health. Cassidy has spoken with sheriffs who have told him they deal the most with the mentally ill because many people are not treated or cannot afford treatment…

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Cassidy’s bill would provide states with grants to treat low-income persons with serious mental conditions.

Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says she was shocked and saddened to hear the news. She says She says Williams always worked for the people…

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Williams was elected to the State House in 2011 after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.