An LSU student has died after being hit by a train in Tuscaloosa. Authorities say 20-year-old Katie Keough was struck by a train on railroad track behind a dorm at the University of Alabama around 11:30 last night. Keough was reportedly crossing the tracks on foot as the train approached, and witnesses performed CPR until EMS arrived at the scene.

A survey from the National Federation of Independent Business finds small business optimism has skyrocketed in December. Emelie Gunn has more…

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The federal government announces more than 150-thousand Louisianans are insured through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Counselor to the Secretary at Health and Human Services, Avida Aron-Dine, says lawmakers have made claims the ACA is in a death spiral, but the facts show that’s not the case.

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The report finds there are over 23-thousand new Louisiana consumers in the Marketplace.

WWE’s WrestleMania is returning to New Orleans in 2018. Governor John Bel Edwards was on hand for the announcement and says it’s just another huge occasion to celebrate the City of New Orleans’ 300th birthday.

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Professional wrestling’s biggest event will be held in the Big Easy on Sunday, April 8th of next year.