President Donald Trump is receiving backlash for imposing a travel ban to seven Middle Eastern countries. Louisiana Republican Congressman Clay Higgins says it’s necessary to take a temporary pause in immigration from these countries while we ramp up our vetting process…:
cut 14 (09) “very reasonable”
On this matter the big news nationally is that Mr. Trump fired acting attorney general Sally Yates for saying she’d refuse to defend the travel ban in court.

The I-10 corridor in the Baton Rouge area has been pegged as one of the biggest travel problems in the state, and for the first time in Louisiana’s history DOTD plans to ask for private donor help. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says public-private construction partnerships like this attract companies who are part of the global market…:
Cut 5 (04) “major interchanges”
Wilson says private investment is an innovative way in getting the cash necessary to fund construction.

President Trump has signed an executive order to reduce regulations on small businesses. National Federation of Independent Business’ State Director Dawn Starns says this order can only help business owners run and grow their businesses…:
CUT 7 (11) “its neck”
Mr. Trump said earlier Monday that he wants to eliminate “a little more than 75 percent” of the regulations now on the books.

The President will tonight announce who he plans to nominate for Supreme Court Justice to replace the late Antonin Scalia. LSU Political Science Professor James Stoner expects Mr. Trump will appoint a strong Republican voice to sit on the nation’s highest court for at least the next couple of decades…:
Cut 10 (10) “record”
One of the reported candidates is William Pryor of Alabama, who is a graduate Tulane and ULM.