The House approved budget plan could lead to the closure of two veteran cemeteries in Leesville and Rayville. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A Zachary man has been arrested after making threats against law enforcement on Facebook. The post referenced the DOJ’s decision not to bring forth charges against the officers involved in the Alton Sterling case, saying “It’s time Baton Rouge u didn’t learn from the police killing.” State Trooper Bryan Lee says State Police was informed about the post made by 38-year-old Thallemus Thomas.
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The post said in part, “we will find the cops and execute them if we can’t find them we will kill one of there family members and start ambushing police officers n Baton Rouge.” Lee says this is something police take very seriously.
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Thomas is charged with terrorizing. He is being held in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a $250,000 bond.
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The budget plan approved by the House could lead to the closure of state-funded veteran cemeteries in Leesville and Rayville. That’s according to the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Homer Rogers who says the proposed 147-thousand dollar cut in state funding means they will not be able to bury veterans at these cemeteries going forward.
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Rogers says over 340-thousand veterans currently live in Louisiana. He says taking this money away is disrespectful to our soldiers.
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Rogers hopes the Senate will restore the funding when they take up the budget in the coming weeks. He says the cemeteries in Leesville and Rayville are miniature Arlington national cemetery and require a lot of upkeep.
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The healthcare bill approved by the US House still has a long way to go in the legislative process. The next step for the plan is to get approval from the US Senate. Senator Bill Cassidy says there will likely be some changes made to the bill before it gets through the Upper Chamber.
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In its current posture, the measure would freeze enrollment for Medicaid expansion, and over time people would be taken out of the program. Supporters of the plan say employers will be able to offer these people affordable insurance once better plans are available. Cassidy says Medicaid expansion is expensive for the states.
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While the bill may not look exactly the same if and when it makes it through the process, Cassidy says there are some key elements that lawmakers can likely get behind. He says the GOP wants to help President Trump fulfill his campaign promises on healthcare.
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A Sulphur man is behind bars after threatening a driver on I-10 with a handgun. Louisiana State Police Sgt. James Anderson says 24-year-old Matthew Savoie brandished his weapon at another motorist while driving down I-10 near Welsh.
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Savoie was driving in the left lane of the interstate when another vehicle approached from behind. He then applied his brakes and pulled over. Anderson says the drivers exchanged words as the other vehicle passed by, and Savoie waved his gun at the other motorist.
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Anderson says this was not Savoie’s first run-in with law enforcement. He says the suspect will face a hefty penalty if convicted on his charge.
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