Another lawmaker has voiced disapproval of Saints players refusing to stand for the national anthem. Denham Springs Representative Valarie Hodges wants to examine the team’s agreement with Louisiana that contains state subsidies. Hodges says she supports the players’ right to protest…:
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She’s called for a discussion about Saints’ benefits during next month’s legislative budget meeting.

Now that Senate GOP leaders have decided not to vote on a bill that would repeal Obamacare, Louisiana’s Junior Senator John Kennedy says it’s time for Congress to focus on tax reform. He says cutting taxes is the only thing that will get the economy moving again…:
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Five teenagers are accused of damaging over 50 Christmas trees at the Shady Pond Farm in St. Tammany Parish. Owner Clarke Gernon says 10 trees were destroyed during Labor Day weekend and the perpetrators came back last weekend, but this time the state forestry department set up motion-detection cameras:
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Four of the teens face criminal damage to property, which is a felony.

Baton Rouge Police have arrested a 17-year-old accused in the death of an 8 month old baby. They believe the infant, Katelynn Carter, was in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, Vincent Cummings — when the baby became unresponsive and later died at a local hospital. Cummings later admitted he physically abused the 8 month old, and he is charged with second degree murder.