Tonight President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress, so what can we expect? LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says this address will be unlike any we’ve seen in a while, as a Republican president will go before a GOP dominated Congress. But he says that doesn’t mean either chamber will fully support the President’s proposals…:
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The address will be Mr. Trump’s biggest national audience since his swearing-in ceremony.

Mardi Gras 2017 could go down as the warmest Fat Tuesday on record in Louisiana. Phil Grigsby with the National Weather Service in New Orleans says temperatures could surpass the record of 83 degrees set in 1917…:
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He says the coldest Mardi Gras on record was set at 30 degrees back in 1899.

It looks like there’s no shortage of crawfish for today’s Mardi Gras celebrations and the upcoming Lenten season. Jeff Palermo has more.:
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About 1.4 million people visit New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season, which is more than 4 times the city’s population according to a study from WalletHub. Analyst Jill Gonzales says that means big bucks for The Crescent City’s economy…:
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She says last Mardi Gras almost 150,000 people flew to New Orleans.