Louisiana sets an economic performance record with seven straight months of more than two-million people employed.  Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Congressman Cleo Fields launches Congress to the Classroom saying he will visit 52 schools from kindergarten through college throughout the Sixth District that he represents this year.

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill will be testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today on mail-order abortion drugs. Murrill will testify that they’re dangerous – a viewpoint shared by the committee chairman, Bill Cassidy.

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Many of those who’ve made living a healthier lifestyle a new year’s resolution are participating in Dry January – laying off alcohol for the month. Here in Louisiana, with Carnival in full swing, that can be hard to do…which is where  Ochsner Health’s Alcohol Free for 40 Days Challenge comes in. Allie Foreman, a nutrition specialist with Ochsner Eat Fit Baton Rouge, says think of it as a second chance.

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For more information, go to alcoholfreefor40.com