One of the first bills filed for the 2017 regular legislative session seeks to undo penalties put in place by the Affordable Care Act. Covington Representative Paul Hollis says the proposal would no longer require Louisiana residents to pay a fine for not having health insurance…:
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Hollis says the bill is a response to President Trump’s executive order that allows state departments to waive any provision of the Affordable Care Act “that would impose a fiscal burden on a state.”

State Police is advising that I-20 at mile post 49 in Webster Parish is temporarily closed as a result of road work. Troopers are diverting traffic north onto L-A 531 and then to U-S 80. The repair is expected to take at leaset three hours. Authorities are advising to use caution when traveling through the area and expect delays.

The White House has said that President Donald Trump intends to keep in place an executive order that protects L-G-B-T indiviudals from workplace discrimination in the federal government. Equality Louisiana president Baylor Boyd is cautiously optimistic that Mr. Trump will defend the gay and lesbian commmunity, but it’s hard to believe based on who the President chose to serve in his administration…
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A former employee for the Caddo Parish school board has been arrested as on an allegation that he stole at least 260-thousand dollars in public funds. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Cindy Chadwick…
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Chadwick says 32-year-old Brandon Lewis used a business credit card to purchase 40-thousand dollars in VISA gift cards. He also allegedly used public money to buy car parts and building materials for his personal gain.