The jury in the Will Smith trial has found the shooter guilty of manslaughter. Cardell Hayes could have been convicted of second-degree murder for the road rage killing of the popular former Saints player. Deuce McAllister was a teammate of Smith’s and says this is not a win for anyone…:
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Hayes faces up to 40 years in prison.

Now that Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy was elected U.S. Senator, he says he’ll work to solve Louisiana’s problems. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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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…:
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But he feels both parties can agree on things like infrastructure and reducing the national deficit.

But he says one of the close votes will be no doubt be on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Two recent polls in Louisiana show people here would like to see President-elect Trump come up with a new healthcare plan. Pollster Ed Chervenak says the poll also found men are more interested in the complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act than women:
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The poll conducted by the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center found 66-percent of Louisianians support the repeal of Obamacare.