President Donald Trump nominates federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch of Colorado to the Supreme Court. Several Democrats have said they will try and block Trump’s nominee from U.S. Senate confirmation. Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana is disappointed Democrats started voicing their concerns, before they knew who the nominee would be..:
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Gorsuch fills the vacancy created by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

A 5-year-old girl has died in a two alarm fire Tuesday evening in Baton Rouge, according to the BRPD Fire Department. They said the blaze happened around 7, and the girl was reported missing by family members who lost her while trying to escape. Officials discovered her body hours later. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

The Tax Foundation releases data on what each state imposes when it comes to state and local sales taxes, and Louisiana leads the nation with a rate of 9.98-percent. Vice President for State Projects Joe Henchman says the state’s high rate is also very complicated…:
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Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and Washington are ranked behind Louisiana in the top five.

The group, Operation We Care out of St. Tammany Parish, has shipped 300 red, white and blue king cakes to U.S. soldiers overseas to celebrate Mardi Gras. Public Relations Director Colleen Smith..:
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She says these cakes were specially made by Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery in Slidell for the troops.