The president agreed to a nuclear deal with Iran and the Louisiana Republican Congressional delegation isn’t pleased. 6th District Congressman Garret Graves says Iran is hard to view as a cooperative negotiating partner and he won’t support any deal which gives them a smoother path to a nuclear weapon. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise agrees…:
CUT 10 (09) “we have”
Congress likely will not have the two-thirds vote it would need to override a promised presidential veto if they reject the plan.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a 66-year-old man was killed Monday night after his Port Allen trailer home burst into flames. Authorities believe this was an accidental fire caused by either faulty wiring or unextinguished cigarettes as both were noted as ignition sources during cleanup. Firefighters say they extinguished the blaze quickly, but Jesse Gregorie was already dead when they arrived.

With the release of Harper Lee’s lost “To Kill a Mockingbird” squeal, many readers aren’t happy Atticus Finch can be seen as a racist in “Go Set a Watchman.” Jessica Lacher-Feldman, head of LSU’s Libraries’ Special Collections division, suggests people avoid reviews and read the book to form their own opinion…:
CUT 13 (11) “racism”

Nielsen released the numbers for the 2015 Miss USA pageant Sunday in Baton Rouge which indicate fewer than 1 million people tuned in, an all-time low. Viewership on the Reelz network this year compared to 2014 was down a whopping 83 percent.