Louisiana Radio Network, I’m Jeff Palermo….
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That’s Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham reading the names of 43 Louisiana soldiers killed by I-E-D’s manufactured by Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. Abraham read the names before the House voted on a resolution seeking to restrain President Trump’s war powers.

A proposed hotel and conference center at Fontainbleau State Park is not sitting well with residents in the Mandeville area. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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Bossier City Senator Barrow Peacock is pushing to have a dental school built in the Shreveport/Bossier area, as the only school currently in the state is in New Orleans. Peacock says Louisiana really needs another dental school in general. He says our residents suffer from low levels of access to oral healthcare.
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The legislature has asked the Board of Regents to study the proposal.

Even though LSU will play for a national championship in New Orleans on Monday, the spring semester will still start Monday and there are no plans to cancel classes. LSU Faculty Senate President Doctor Mandi Lopez says with many classes only meeting once or twice a week, losing that time would be detrimental…
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