President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan passed in the U.S. House today. Brooke Thorington has more on the $1.75-trillion bill…:

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A traffic stop on U.S. 190 in West Baton Rouge Parish turned into a big drug bust, as deputies found 4 kilos of heroin stashed in a vehicle. That’s about 40-thousand doses. The driver, Felipe Fuentes, of New Mexico, was booked with improper lane usage, illegal window tint and possession of Schedule I narcotics

Louisiana GOP Congresswoman Julia Letlow is introducing the Parents Bill of Rights Act that’s geared toward further opening the line of meaningful dialog between families and their child’s school…:

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Letlow says the legislation would also bring more transparency to a school’s budget and spending.

St. Tammany Parish residents who oppose a multi-million dollar casino in Slidell are happy this afternoon, after the Court of Appeals ruled late yesterday that a lawsuit, alleging it was unconstitutional to put the casino on a December 11th ballot, must be heard by a judge before Election Day. The casino had hired Drew Brees to help get public support for bringing gaming to the parish. Voters banned gaming in St. Tammany in 1996.