Congressional leaders have agreed to provide 1.37 of the 5.7 billion dollars the President has demanded to construct additional physical barriers along the US-Mexican border. Senator John Kennedy says he hasn’t read the entire bill yet, but he’s been told that when combined with other funds, the final tab is a bit higher.
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The U-S House will vote on the border security bill today.

Beginning this fall, Louisiana will become only the second state in the US with military veteran centers on every college campus. Chancellor of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Monty Sullivan says the resource centers will help vets transition into the campus lifestyle.
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Louisiana Family Forum has found the longest married couple in the state. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The state department of transportation now says emergency repairs on the Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsonville will be completed in mid-March.