The first electoral event in the 2016 presidential race happens today with the Iowa Caucus. Eric Gill reports…:
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Two Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies assisted a woman who attempted suicide by jumping off the Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River. The incident was reported around 1pm Sunday and responding deputies located the 53-year-old woman stuck headfirst into a hold supporting a steel beam, the Sheriff’s Office said. Responding deputies were able to tether down to the woman who sustained only minor injuries.

A report from the state inspector general and legislative auditor finds former Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David LaCerte mismanaged his department. LaCerte resigned unexpectedly in October during the investigation by Inspector General Stephen Street and Legislative Auditor Darryl Purpera. Street says they found improprieties at several Veterans homes across the state…:
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LaCerte’s attorney says these allegations are false and part of a character assassination.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will finish closing the Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday. The structure was opened to divert water from the swollen Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain. The Corps is also expected to give a status update of the river later today.