Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy presented a health care plan this morning on Capitol Hill that would give states the ability to decide if they want to keep Obamacare. Cassidy says this would make the Patient Freedom Act easier to pass in the Senate…:
CUT 7 (10) “get us to 60″
He says Republicans believe that if you like your health insurance, than you should keep it.

An ROTC teacher at Mandeville High is under arrest amid allegations he had sex multiple times with two different students on campus. Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker says the victims are ages 15 and 16:
CUT 12 (10) “sexual acts”
He says 48-year-old Hosea McGhee is charged with computer solicitation of a minor and felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

Officials are in major cleanup mode in parts of the state that saw tornadoes touchdown over the weekend. Lt. Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says a tornado with 115 mph winds made a 6 mile trek near Plain Dealing. He says about 29 homes were damaged, including three that were a total loss and seven that sustained extensive damage:
Cut 10 (09) “after all that”
The National Weather Service believes at least 5 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Saturday.

Beauregard parish residents have started a petition to get better internet in the DeRidder area, as residents say satellite service is down more days than not. Beatrice Teague started the petition and says lines are in place, but they’re outdated…:
Cut 14 (11) “their turf”
Teague plans to present the petition to the Public Service Commission.