The Social Security Fairness Act that would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Penalty will get a vote in the Senate, as the bill has been placed on the legislative calendar. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, who sponsored the House bill, says Senator Chuck Schumer will be bringing it up for a vote as a standalone bill, and that’s the last hurdle before heading to President Biden’s desk.
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And Graves says as long as it’s brought up for a vote, getting it through the Senate is a mere formality.
A deer at a captive deer farm in Jeff Davis Parish tested positive for chronic wasting disease last month and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking deer hunters if they encounter a deer exhibiting signs of the disease to contact them. Johnathan Bordelon, the deer program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says chronic wasting disease is 100-percent fatal and is highly transmissible.
It’s a Christmas miracle…crawfish season has begun in Louisiana. Sean Richardson has more.
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Hank Tierney believed his coaching days ended in December 2021 after Ponchatoula’s loss in the Class 5A state final at the Superdome. Planning to retire, he instead became Shaw High School’s head coach by January. Now in his third season back at Shaw, Tierney leads the 11-2 Eagles to the E.D. White Division II state final.