Now that Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy a U.S. Senator, he says he’ll work to solve Louisiana’s problem. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Two polls find a majority of Louisianans believe President-elect Trump should repeal Obamacare and replace it with a new healthcare system. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Republicans have a stronger majority in the US Senate after Republican John Kennedy’s victory Saturday. Halen Doughty has more…
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Cardell Hayes has been found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of former Saints star Will Smith. Hayes was also found guilty of attempted manslaughter for shooting Smith’s wife during the April 9th road rage incident in New Orleans. Former Saints running back Deuce McAllister was there when the verdict was read and says this was not a win for anybody…
Hayes could have been found guilty of second-degree murder for the road rage shooting. He faces up to 40 years in prison and sentencing is set for February 17th. It took 5.5 hours before the jury reached the verdict. McAllister says there is some relief that Hayes was found guilty of a crime, but it’s still not a win….
District Attorney Leon Cannizaro says they are gratified for the verdict. Hayes’ lead attorney John Fuller says they respect the jury’s decision and they’ll regroup and see what the next approach is. McAllister spoke with Smith’s widow, Racquel, and says it’s very painful time for the family…
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Two different polls show a majority of Louisiana residents agree with repealing the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Pollster Ed Chervenak says in a telephone survey conducted by the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center, 66-percent of 776 people polled support the idea…
Chervenak says the poll also found men are more interested in the complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act than women.
A poll by Southern Media and Opinion Research found 56-percent of Louisianans surveyed believe President-elect Trump should repeal Obamacare and replace it with a new healthcare plan. But Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says 34-percent oppose the replacement…
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Now that Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy has been elected as U.S. Senator, he plans to tackle some of Louisiana’s problems in Washington D.C. Kennedy says it’s time for a change and the first thing he will fight for is additional relief for our flood victims.
Kennedy says he will fight to bring more jobs to Louisiana. He says we have the third highest unemployment rate in the country.
The future U.S. Senator says our economy is in trouble and he’ll work to fix that.
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John Kennedy’s victory in the US Senate race gives the GOP a larger majority, 52 republicans to 48 democrats in the upper chamber. ULM political science professor Dr. Joshua Stockley says this is an important win for Republicans, because it gives them a larger cushion to deal with issues as they arise in the Senate.
Stockley expects efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and passing immigration reform will be close votes because these issues divide both parties. He says Obamacare is the chief accomplishment of the Obama Administration, and Democrats won’t want to give it up. He says 52 votes won’t be enough to pass more contentious bills.
Stockley doesn’t expect every vote to be an uphill battle. He says both parties can agree on things like infrastructure and reducing the national deficit. But he says we’ve seen a growing divide between the parties over the past few years.
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