Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says state’s should have the right to keep the Affordable Care Act. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Crews are dealing with clean up in several parishes after at least five tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Saturday. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says a twister hit near Colfax that left a wake of destruction, damaging 5 homes and injuring one person…:
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Other twisters were reported in LaSalle and Bossier Parishes.

An audit accuses former-Angola warden Burl Cain of improperly using state funds during his tenure at the helm of the state’s largest prison. State legislative auditor Daryl Purpera says Angola’s maintenance director, Tim Byrd, made trips to Cain’s home in Baton Rouge to refinish the gates…:
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Cain’s lawyer says the report is flawed. The findings are in the hands of the US Attorney.

A Mandeville High School ROTC instructor has been booked on additional charges for allegedly having sex on numerous occasions with 2 different teenagers, ages 15 and 16, on campus. They believe that Hosea McGhee had relations with the two female students, and that most of the incidents took place on school grounds.