The U-S House passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Friday night and Louisiana Democratic Congressman Troy Carter says the bill is life-changing and will finally put funding towards severely overlooked projects like expanded broadband and the upkeep of roads and bridges.
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The rest of Louisiana’s House delegation voted against the measure. Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins says the bill is nine-percent roads and bridges and 91-percent socialist garbage.

Closing arguments are today in the child rape trial of former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain. Five male accusers took the stand, leveling graphic charges of sexual assault against him while they were children. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino:
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Strain did not take the stand in his defense and if convicted could face life in prison.

Louisiana Department of Health officials reveal a new business plan for “Building a Stronger LDH and a Healthier Louisiana.” More on that from Kevin Gallagher…:
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The fifth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has temporarily halted the Biden Administration’s vaccine requirement that calls for businesses with more than 100 employees to mandate that their employees be vaccinated. Louisiana AG Jeff Landry calls the federal mandate an unlawful overreach, while the U-S Labor Department says it’s confident in its legal authority on this issue.