Today in Washington D.C, John Kennedy was sworn into the 115th Congress of the United States as Louisiana’s newest Senator. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Two new members of Louisiana’s House delegation also took the oath of office today. Republican Congressman Clay Higgins will represent the third district, which covers southwest Louisiana. And Republican Mike Johnson moves from the state legislature to the seat representing the fourth congressional district.

US Representative Cedric Richmond was sworn in today as the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Richmond says they plan to stand up against any policies that disenfranchise African-Americans…
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New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries told Politico that the black community is counting on them as the last line of defense between Donald Trump and the worst America could offer.

Season two of the cold case series Killing Fields begins tonight on the Discovery Channel. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi says the TV show will highlight to work of his deputies who helped solve a 1991 cold case murder and another case that made headlines last spring…
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The show airs at 9 PM.