Louisiana US Senator Bill Cassidy appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about his “Kimmel Test” when it comes to the nation’s health care plan. Kimmel recently gave an emotional monologue about how surgery saved his new baby’s life, who was born with a heart defect. Cassidy told Kimmel Congress needs to listen and adequately cover pre-existing conditions:
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Kimmel says lawmakers could find money to fund a health care bill by not giving millionaires like himself huge tax cuts.

The House has sent a bill to the Senate that would ban the use of tobacco products on school property. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman got 60 “Yes” votes for his proposal…:
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He hopes this will help teachers quit smoking.

The full House rejects a bill that would ban corporal punishment in public schools. Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton says paddling a student will only make him or her more violent. Denham Springs Representative Rogers Pope is a retired school superintendent from Livingston and says paddling is a way to discipline students without sending them home…
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The bill died on a 61-34 vote.

A barn in West Monroe was featured on the American Pickers TV show on the History Channel. The show travels the nation searching for forgotten antiques to sell. Kaye Caldwell McBride says it was fun filming the episode and discovering lost items of her dad’s collection…
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You can stream the show at history-dot-com.