A chaotic scene erupted during a town hall meeting in Jefferson Parish hosted by U-S Senator Bill Cassidy. Hundreds of people upset about proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act showed up. Here’s what it sounded like courtesy of WWL-TV….
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Changes to teacher’s tenure protections has led to more educators leaving the classroom, according to a report from Tulane. Halen Doughty has more…
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How are you planning to spend your tax refund? Well according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation, most people, especially millennials, won’t be spending returns, but instead saving. Denham Springs financial planner Matt Kennedy says younger people saw their parents suffer in the 2008 crash and don’t want to risk it…:
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The survey says of 66-percent of those getting a refund, only 21-percent plan to spend it on everyday expenses.

Help is still available for domestic abuse survivors in St. Martin and Iberia Parishes even though the domestic violence service provider in that area is closing its shelter and ceasing services. That’s according to the interim director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mariah Wineski…
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Wineski says they have a statewide hotline that will connect survivors in these parishes to neighboring programs.