The US House voted to give President Obama authority to train and arm Syrian rebels in the effort to defeat ISIL forces in the Middle East. Republican Minden Congressman John Fleming is the only member of the Louisiana delegation to vote against the authorization. Fleming says he feels we are going down the wrong path in dealing with the militant group…:
CUT 16 (12) “and doctors”
The authorization passed on a 273-156 vote that crossed party lines.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office says a man from Utah is under arrest for terrorizing after he allegedly called in a bomb threat to a plant in Geismar on September 11th. They say this week the call was eventually traced to 34-year-old Terry Randal Cox II of Roy Utah. The man reportedly worked as a contractor with the same company, PCS Nitrogen, at the time of the incident in which 540 employees had to be evacuated.

It’s a question many new parents deal with, should your children sleep in your bed? Jennifer Kelley, who is a pediatrics instructor at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, says an estimated 45-percent of families co-sleep. She says proponents claim it encourages breastfeeding and babies seem to sleep better, but she says it’s also dangerous…:
CUT 10 (10) “all night”
She suggests room sharing at night, but does NOT recommend having your baby sleep in your bed.

The Louisiana Lottery says a man from Haughton claimed a $1 million dollar Powerball prize from the drawing which was held on September 10th. They say 44-year-old Louis Sims Jr’s ticket hit all five white balls but did not make the red Powerball.