33 dogs are found in horrid conditions in and around the Ascension Parish home of 50-year-old Thomas West, who is now facing animal cruelty charges. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Senate impeachment trial is underway and northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson is named to the President’s defense team. Here’s Johnson on what to expect over the next few days…
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Ascension Parish deputies arrest a homeowner, 50-year-old Thomas West, after locating 33 dogs in horrid conditions and one of them already dead. The dogs were taken to Cara’s House animal shelter for treatment. Shelter president Reagan Daniel describes the property as trashed, overgrown, and no food or water bowls in sight.
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Daniel says the dogs have puncture wounds, heartworms and other parasites, and were covered in fleas. The shelter is now soliciting for food donations as they get the animals the proper nutrition.
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Daniel says the dogs are not yet available for fostering or adoption due to the legal investigation, but they still need help freeing up space at their facility.
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Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson is named to President Trump’s impeachment defense team in the ongoing Senate removal trial.
The Senate will vote on trial rules today, and it looks like this could be a very brief trial in the Upper Chamber, but Johnson says the prosecution will have all the time it needs to make a case.
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Afterward, the President’s team will be allowed to respond.
Johnson vocally defended the administration in the House in his position on the House Intelligence Committee during impeachment hearings. He looks set to reprise that role, but…
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The Congressman expects the President will be swiftly acquitted of the two impeachment charges. He says the accusations are based on information assembled by Congressman Adam Schiff.
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The trial is now ongoing.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency announces a regulatory program aimed at reducing emissions from heavy-duty engines and vehicles, the first update to standards in nearly 20 years, with the 2027 model year. Regional administrator Ken McQueen says this is an opportunity to modernize the heavy-duty program.
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The action comes following petitions from over twenty organizations to revise nitrogen oxide standards. McQueen says it is estimated that heavy-duty trucks will be responsible for one-third of the nox emissions from the transportation sectors in 2025.
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McQueen says the goal is to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in the late spring, with a final rule in 2021.
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Zion Williamson is set to make his long-awaited NBA debut tomorrow night when the Pelicans host the San Antonio Spurs. Williamson has been sidelined since the preseason after undergoing knee surgery. The 19-year-old phenom is ready to help the Pels get into the playoffs
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New Orleans has won 10 of its last 14 to move 3.5 games back of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Tip-off for tomorrow night’s game has been moved to 8:30 to accommodate ESPN’s national TV broadcast and the Smoothie King Center should be packed. NBA fans have been eager to see Williamson play…
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Williamson was expected to return six to eight weeks after undergoing his surgery in October. But he has missed half of the season as the trainers used the time to get Zion’s entire body ready for the NBA grind.
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