President Barack Obama speaks this morning at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge where he is expected to talk about health care, jobs and early childhood education. New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond says it’s great that the president is visiting our state and we need to take advantage of this opportunity…

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The visit is part of the President’s annual trip to various cities after he gives the State of the Union Address.

After taking an aerial tour from Vidalia to Morgan City, Governor John Bel Edwards is confident the rising Mississippi River will be contained within the state’s levee system. He says he’s confident the worst case scenario regarding Mississippi River flooding has been avoided…

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Edwards made stops in Vidalia, Morgan City, and Krotz Springs Wednesday.

The hand written journal of Lafayette theater shooter John Russell Houser has been released. Houser killed 2 and injured 9 others in the July shooting at Lafayette’s Grand 16 theater before turning his gun on himself. UL-Lafayette Criminal Justice instructor Paula Broussard says Houser’s journal is similar to what is found in a lot of mass murders communications…

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The journal seems to be a collection of random thoughts and offers few clues on why Houser went on the shooting rampage in July.

There were three jackpot winning tickets sold for last night’s world record $1.6 billion PowerBall lottery. The tickets were sold in California, Tennessee, and Florida.