Republican John Kennedy was sworn in as a new U.S. Senator for Louisiana today. Kennedy occupies the seat once held by David Vitter, who decided not to run for re-election. Kennedy also resigned as state treasurer today. Ron Henson will lead the state agency. Voters will have the opportunity to elect a new treasurer in October.

US Representative Cedric Richmond, who represents New Orleans, parts of the River Parishes and Baton Rouge, was sworn in as the new chairman of Congressional Black Caucus. Richmond says the Caucus plans to affect change…
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It’s expected that the Caucus will fight many of the policies that will come from the Trump administration. One piece of legislation the two sides could agree on is a funding bill for infrastructure projects.

A former LSU football player says his SEC championship ring was stolen. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Saints Coach Sean Payton it’s his plan that he will definitely be back next season. Payton says he’s already started working on what the roster might look like in 2017…
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Payton made the comments on WWL Radio in New Orleans. There’s been speculation he could be traded to another team.