The Louisiana Family Forum is once again searching for the state’s longest married couple as Valentine’s Day is approaching. Emelie Gunn has more…
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President Trump has signed two orders moving forward with construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines. Jeff Palermo has more on what this means for Louisiana….
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With budget problems still looming, state lawmakers are once again looking at possible changes to TOPS. Halen Doughty has more…
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and the Louisiana Family Forum is once again searching for the state’s longest married couple to share their love story. President Gene Mills urges anyone who knows a couple married for longer than 70 years to contact their office….
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The Top 10 Longest Married Couples will be honored by receiving official recognition and will be entered into the Louisiana Family Forum’s “Marriage Hall of Fame.” Mills says for the past two years, Lawrence and Varrie Player of Benton, have received the honor as the state’s longest known married couple, at 82 years together.
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Mills says they honor these couples, who have shown that marriage can last a lifetime, during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. He says entries for couples married over 70 years must be submitted says to the Louisiana Family Forum at (800) 606-6470 by February 5th.
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Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District has been appointed to two subcommittees of the House Judiciary Committee. The first is the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Johnson says this will be a high priority area under the new administration. He says President Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to building a wall along the southern border.
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Johnson says they aren’t sure what the plan to secure the borders will look like just yet. He says lawmakers are tossing ideas around, and they plan to consult with experts to see which ideas might work best.
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Johnson has also been appointed to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. He says continuing the fight against ISIS and other terrorist groups will be a key item on the committee’s agenda, especially as threats persist both at home and abroad.
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President Donald Trump has signed two orders that moves forward with construction on the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines, so what does that mean for Louisiana? Acting President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Gifford Briggs says this creates more hope of the construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. But he says looking at a bigger picture, there is a renewed optimism within the industry under a Trump presidency…
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The Keystone XL Pipeline would run from Canada to Texas and the Dakota Access Pipeline could span from North Dakota to Illinois. Briggs says Trump has made comments about reducing 75-percent of regulations on the oil and gas industry. He says this would open up a lot of opportunities for investment.
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Many people are concerned about the safety of using pipelines compared to other methods of transporting oil. But Briggs says everything they do is done in a manner that’s environmentally safe and responsible. He says right now we’re struggling with aging infrastructure…
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Lawmakers are once again proposing more changes to the TOPS scholarship program as budget problems continue to plague the state. State representative Franklin Foil says raising the requirements for TOPS could make the program more affordable. The GPA requirement is currently a 2.5, but he says it should be increased to a 3.0 over the next three years.
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The Baton Rouge Republican plans to file a bill for the regular legislative session to raise the GPA requirement for TOPS students. Foil says all options need to be considered, so lawmakers can keep the program intact for the future. He says his proposal would make the program more of a merit-based scholarship, like it was intended to be.
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Last year the state failed to fully fund the popular scholarship program and TOPS students at most public schools are paying a majority of their tuition this semester. Foil says raising the GPA will encourage high school students to perform better and make the program more cost effective for the state.
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There’s a week to go before national signing day and the LSU Tigers are on the verge of signing a top five class. Rivals and 24–7 sports currently have Ed Orgeron’s first recruiting class ranked as the nation’s seventh best. But Shea Dixon with Geaux 24-7 says that ranking can go up, if LSU signs a few talented linebackers
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Dixon says linebacker is a piroirty for the Tigers coaching staff, because LSU has 20 commitments and only one of them is a linebacker, Patrick Queen from Livonia High School. He says LSU is also looking to sign a defensive lineman from northeast Louisiana…
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Dixon says they will have to wait until national signing day on February first on five or six guys who could decide to play at LSU. He says with a week to go before signing day, this looks like a very good class for the Tigers new head coach…
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