President Trump has signed a bill aimed at stopping some welfare fraud. Senator John Kennedy’s bill, Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act amends the Social Security Act to allow the Social Security Administration to share the Death Master File with the Treasury Department so they can discontinue payments to recipients who have passed away.
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The Act makes permanent Kennedy’s previous bill.
Qualifying for the closed party primary elections for the U.S. Senate and House opened today. State Treasurer John Fleming is the first Republican to qualify in the Senate primary. Congresswoman Julia Letlow is expected to qualify later this week and has already gotten President Trump’s endorsement. LaPolitics Editor Jeremy Alford says in this race, Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy is in for the political fight of his life.
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It was not a Super Bowl to remember for former LSU and Neville football star Will Campbell. The rookie offensive tackle for the Patriots allowed two sacks and 14 pressures according to Next Gen Stats as Seattle defeated New England 29-13. Campbell did not speak with reporters after the game and on Tuesday he apologized for not making himself available on Sunday night…
For the fourth semester in a row, McNeese saw its enrollment increase. For the spring semester, its enrollment went up 5.3-percent – its biggest spring enrollment increase in 16 years. Interim President Kedrick Nicholas says enrollment has increased steadily since taking a major hit during the pandemic.