Louisiana’s eight electoral voters all cast their ballot for President-elect Donald Trump today, despite continuing opposition to his presidency. Matt McCann was one of several protesting the election of Mr. Trump. He says the billionaire teaches ignorance and hate…
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Elector Lloyd Harsch says he received 90-thousand emails asking him not to vote for Trump, but at the end of the day, he saw no reason why to vote for someone else….
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announces that the city has reached settlements totaling 13-million dollars with the families of those involved in fatal police shootings and a fatal police beating that took place right around the time of Hurricane Katrina. The settlements are with 17 pantiffs.

It’s been a cold day across Louisiana today. Matt Hemingway with the National Weather Service says temperatures have been in the 40s all day…
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Hemingway says expect another cold start to the day tomorrow with low temperatures ranging from the mid 20s to the low 30s.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in Tensas Parish visiting with residents of St. Joseph after a public health emergency was issued after lead and copper was found during testing of the towns drinking water. Julie Baxter Payer, with the governor’s office, says they are doing what they can to get clean water to the town’s residents…
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Payer says construction has started on repairing the town’s drinking water delivery system.