There’s a concern the National Emergency called by President Donald Trump will result in dollars going away from flood control projects in order to pay for the border wall. But Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the Comite River Diverson and other vital flood protection efforts will proceed as usual despite the national emergency…
cut 14 (12) “…..with haste”
And Senator Bill Cassidy says the Trump Administration plans to use hundreds of million of dollars that’s been seized from Mexican drug traffickers to help pay for the wall. It’s a proposal that Cassidy first brought up last year and he says with improved protection along the border, more cash will be collected that can fund even more wall construction….
cut 9 (09) “….we confiscate”

Despite tougher laws and more awareness, why do we still see hazing on college campuses? Nine LSU frat members were arrested on hazing accusations last week. Founder of Hazing Prevention dot-org, Tracy Maxwell, says she used to think those that commit acts of hazing are horrible people, but has since come to the conclusion they were also hazed…
cut 12 (08) “….repeat the cycle”
Maxwell says it will take a years long effort to rid hazing from college campuses.

Drivers in the Shreveport-Bossier City area can expect intermittent lane closures for both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Texas Street Bridge starting Wednesday. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says the bridge which is part of US 80 was built in the 1930s and needs rehabilitation.
Cut 4 (12) “…bridge as well.”
Construction will last through the summer of 2020.