Early voting for the March 5th presidential primary got underway Saturday. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling for the Democratic nomination. Former US Senator Mary Landrieu says Clinton is the one with the skills to be an effective leader…:
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Sanders’ supporter Gilda Reed, a psychology professor at UNO, says she is “feeling the Bern…:
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Early voting polls are open through Saturday from 8:30am-6pm.

In legislative news, It’s the second week of the special session called to stabilize Louisiana’s budget. Governor John Bel Edwards is asking legislators to increase taxes to address a 900-million dollar deficit that must be closed by June 30th. House Republicans oppose tax increases. It is expected the Ways and Means committee will vote on some of the governor’s tax proposals tomorrow.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has awarded a 2.1 million dollar loan to assist an Avoyelles Parish water system improve its drinking water. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says the money comes from the state‘s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund, which helps improve infrastructure to ensure drinking water stays safe…:
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Guidry says during the improvement process, Avoyelles Parish residents might have to go on a water boil notice.

The the young age of 22, Pelicans star Anthony Davis has already made history after scoring a franchise record 59 points and 20 rebounds in New Orleans’ 111-106 victory over the Pistons last night. Over the last 20 years, only our own Shaq and Chris Webber had 50 or more points a game and 20 rebounds. In 1977 when Pistol Pete Maravich played for the New Orleans Jazz he recorded 68 points in a game against The Knicks.