Tonight President Joe Biden will address the U.S. and the world in his State of the Union speech. The President’s poll numbers are on the decline and U-L-M political science professor Joshua Stockley says Mr. Biden needs to deliver a home run speech…
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The President will speak from the House chamber at the U-S Capitol at 8 pm tonight.

Meanwhile, in Eunice they will chase chickens on horseback as part of an old-style Mardi Gras tradition that continues to live in southwest Louisiana…
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The chickens caught will be used to make a large pot of gumbo that hundreds of revelers can enjoy.

Today marks the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Ida and in Terrebonne Parish many residents are still battling with their insurance company over claims. But Parish President Gordon Dove says there are many positives as oil prices are helping to speed up the recovery….
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Dove says they are also seeing fewer blue roofs as home repairs move along.

State Police arrest three people involved in a fatal crash on I-10 in Ascension Parish that killed a 14-year-old Baton Rouge teen. Trooper Taylor Scrantz says they suspect impairment on the driver that caused the crash and one of his passengers has been charged with obstruction. Scrantz says 18-year-old Catara Johnson was a passenger in the other vehicle and was arrested on gun charges…
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