Senator Bill Cassidy appears to be downplaying the growing controversy over a group chat plotting military action against Yemen. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The American Lung Association is offering free lung cancer screenings for high-risk residents in six Louisiana parishes: Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, St. Landry, Terrebonne, and Tangipahoa. Eligible individuals are aged 50-80 with a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or quit within 15 years. Call (844) 252-5864 to schedule.
The Shreveport City Council has approved a 30-year lease of the Stageworks of Louisiana building to Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The media mogul and rapper has said he also wants to bring basketball, boxing, MMA fights, car shows, and concerts to the Stageworks building in downtown Shreveport. Following the vote, Jackson told the council he will not let them down….
State officials were in Alexandria to announce a 39 million dollar investment for the Renaissance Juvenile Facility. State Senator Heather Cloud says by expanding the number of beds, more juvenile offenders from central Louisiana can be rehabilitated in Alexandria…
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Cloud says the improvements at Renaissance have been two decades in the making.