A recent survey by Morning Consult on Louisiana’s US Senators shows both David Vitter and Bill Cassidy’s job approval ratings in the mid-40s. Eric Gill reports…
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Richland Parish Congressman Ralph Abraham is back from his Thanksgiving trip to visit US troops in Afghanistan. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Governor-elect John Bel Edwards spoke before the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus about the future of higher education in Louisiana. Edwards told the group that it’s important to fight to make sure children all over the state of Louisiana have opportunities to succeed…
Edwards was the keynote speaker at last weekend’s Bayou Classic Scholarship Jazz Brunch. The Governor-elect says he will begin his term with a focus on education…
He says proper funding for higher education is a priority. Edwards says it’s imperative that the state’s general fund component for higher education is increased…
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Today is Giving Tuesday and that means it’s your chance to give back to charities. The American Red Cross is participating in their third Giving Tuesday and hopes everyone who can, will give back in a meaningful way. Louisiana Region Spokesperson Nancy Malone says the holiday season is a time of warmth and giving.
Malone says the power of giving in the community can change the lives of so many people in need. She says you can visit Red-Cross-dot-org-slash-gifts (redcross.org/gifts) to donate and see how your dollars can add up, plus you’ll see heartwarming stories from people across the world who have been helped by the Red Cross.
Malone says if you can’t donate monetarily, there are other ways to help out, like donating blood or volunteering. She says their latest program during the holiday season is called Holiday Mail for Heroes.
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A recent survey on Louisiana’s US Senators shows both David Vitter and Bill Cassidy’s job approval ratings in the mid-40s. The report, by Morning Consult, shows 47-percent of Louisiana voters approve of Vitter’s job performance and Cassidy only gets a 44-percent approval rating. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Cassidy’s low rating is surprising…
The report shows about 24-percent of respondents didn’t know enough about Cassidy to rate him. Vitter has announced that he will not seek re-election next year which will make Cassidy Louisiana’s senior senator. Cross says this will seriously damage Louisiana’s power in the Senate…
Cassidy is finishing his first year in the upper chamber. Cross says Cassidy’s involvement in health care issues and public policy will see his stature in the Senate grow in the coming years…
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Richland Parish Congressman Ralph Abraham is back in Louisiana after spending his Thanksgiving holiday with American soldiers in Afghanistan. Abraham says he was honored to spend time with the people who let us sleep safely every night. He says the men and women are optimistic about their mission of training Afghan soldiers to battle terrorism in their country.
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Abraham spent his trip having lunch with Louisiana soldiers, as well as, meeting with Afghan President Ghani. He says if President Obama will listen to his advisors on the ground in Afghanistan, keeping 9,800 troops in the country will be effective to combating terrorism.
Abraham says they want to give Afghanistan the democratic type of government that they want. He says it likely won’t entail all the freedoms we see in America, but it will better the country’s current status.
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