The Confederate monument issue was taken up in New Orleans federal court Thursday, and it appears as though the preservationists are facing an uphill battle. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Justice Department announces that a former Mamou police chief has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after using a stun gun on an inmate without provocation. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Robert McGee administered a five second shock to inmate, George Gradney, Jr., who was posing no threat at the time. McGee pleaded guilty in October to civil rights charges.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says the December 2015 Net Receipts Report shows total state revenue is down 15-percent from the same time the previous year. The report shows a drop in sales taxes, severance taxes, and corporation taxes. Kennedy advises legislators to be cautious in addressing this issue…

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The state legislature will be looking at increasing state revenues in the upcoming legislative session.

LSU freshman basketball sensation, Ben Simmons, was in attendance during President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge. The Commander-in-Chief took some time to show Simmons some love…

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Simmons attended the town hall with his father and sister.