11:30 Newscast, January 31st, 2017

Although most main stream media outlets have produced critical reports of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, multiple polls released show quite a bit of support for the executive order. LSU Political Communications Chair Martin Johnson says he expected this, especially with Louisianans…:
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A survey from the University of Quinnipiac finds between 42 and 48-percent of people support the order.

The man convicted of killing former Saints player Will Smith will learn how much time he’ll spend in jail for the crime on March 27th. A judge in New Orleans today agreed to delay the sentencing. Hayes was convicted on December 11th of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of Smith and the wounding of his wife in an apparent road rage incident.

The National Federation of Independent Business is waiting to see which regulations President Donald Trump has cut in an executive order. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Human trafficking data compiled from the National Human Trafficking Hotline finds Louisiana saw a significant jump in reported cases in 2016. It shows 104 instances of human trafficking were called in to the hotline last year, which included 74 cases of sex trafficking and 21 cases of labor trafficking. In 2015, 75 human trafficking cases were reported according to the data.