Senator Bill Cassidy ended up being the deciding vote in the Senate Finance Committee to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for Health Secretary to the full Senate. The vote was 14 to 13, along party lines. In explaining his vote on the Senate floor afterwards, Cassidy said not only did he have intense conversations with the White House, he also met with Kennedy multiple times over the weekend and this morning.
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ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says Cassidy likely cast his vote to save his political future.
Cleco celebrates its 90th birthday today. Sean Richardson has more.
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire is still on the minds of his former Chiefs teammates as they prepare for the Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes says it hurt seeing the former LSU star running back go.
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Edwards-Helaire was released by the Chiefs in December and was subsequently signed to the Saints practice squad.