President Donald Trump’s idea to impose a 20-percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for the border wall could have implications for the Bayou State. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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A group that opposes legalized abortion will are in Washington D.c. today for the annual March for Life; including over 2000 people from Louisiana. There will be similar marches locally like in Shreveport where 5,000 people are expected. Louisiana Right to Life Ben Clapper says this event has been going on more than 44 years..:
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We’ll learn more today about whether lawmakers will go into a special session to address a $304 million dollar budget shortfall. Governor John Bel Edwards will go before the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to address the gap. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says if a special session is needed, it’ll likely happen mid-February…:
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The meeting is taking place at this hour.

According to the number of U-Haul trucks coming into the state compared to the number going out, the company believes Louisiana’s population grew last year. U-Haul North Louisiana president Warren Iles says the state came in number 8 on their recent growth report. But he says even if the population isn’t growing, another sector is…:
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He says Baton Rouge had a net gain in the number of U-Hauls arriving rather than departing, so did Lake Charles and Denham Springs.