House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked a House committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond says the evidence is clear…
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Republican Congressman Mike Johnson says the Democrats are performing a fraudulent impeachment production.

While Capitol Hill is fiercely divided on impeachment, Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy has filed legislation that would make new parents eligible for up to a five-thousand-dollar tax credit during the child’s first year of life. Cassidy says the proposal has the support of Democrats…
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The White House is also in support of the proposal.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services says about 49-thousand food stamp recipients could be impacted by new work requirement rules that will go into effect on April 1st. Deputy Assistant Secretary Sammy Guillory says under the new rules, working bodied adults with no dependents will have a harder time receiving food stamps beyond three months…
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The USDA says the change in the work requirement rule will save 5.5 billion dollars over five years.

The St. Landry parish SWAT team found meth, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and stolen guns during a search warrant at the Opelousas home of 35-year-old Kelonda Thibodeaux and her husband 30-year-old Brandon Thibodeaux. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the total value of the drugs confiscated is nearly six-figures.
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Bond has yet to be set for the two suspects.