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Impeachment proceedings continue In the House Judiciary Committee today.  Following 7.5 hours of action, Judiciary Committee member and Benton Congressman Mike Johnson spoke during yesterday’s hearing saying they’ve been operating under haphazardly drawn special parameters for the hearings.

Cut 4 (09) “…violations of due process.”

Johnson says the American people see the proceedings as a sham.
The Heisman Trophy finalists are now official and Joe Burrow is one step closer to being the only the second LSU player to accomplish the feat. The only other being Billy Cannon 60 years ago. USA Today LSU writer and Heisman voter Glenn Guilbeau says the win appears to be a lock for Burrow.

Cut 7 (09) “…the Alabama game.”

The trophy presentation takes place this Saturday in New York City.

Advocates say after the successful implementation of 2017’s criminal justice reform, the state needs to turn its attention next to its highest in the nation percentage of inmates in prison for life without parole. A Sentencing Project study showed Louisiana topped the nation in 2017 with 13 percent of it’s prison population being lifers without the chance of parole. Promise of Justice Attorney Jamila Johnson says 51 percent of the reason is…

Cut 11 (07) “murder”

The US Department of Justice awards jurisdictions in the Western District of Louisiana a million dollars to help boost crime-fighting efforts in cities and parishes across the region.  Western District United States Attorney David Joseph says these grants are a recognition by the feds that certain crime-fighting programs in a jurisdiction have established a provable record of success.

Cut 14 (10) “at large.”