House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was greeted with a roaring ovation this morning as he returned to the U.S. Capitol for the first time since he was seriously wounded by a gunman who was killed. The Metairie native says while it was an evil act, he was able to see the goodness of people…

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60 minutes will have a feature on Scalise on Sunday night.

Opioid manufacturers have another lawsuit to face as the state Department of Health has joined many Louisiana Sheriff Departments in taking legal action against them.  Legal analyst Tim Meche says it may be difficult for the suits to gain traction because the opioids were prescribed by doctors as well as regulated and approved by the FDA.  He says this litigation is similar to suits against gun manufacturers.

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The suits claims the companies helped fuel the opioid addiction epidemic.

A UNO statewide poll finds a majority of Louisiana voters believe NFL players who do not stand for the national anthem should be punished. But Researcher Tony Licciardi says there was a stark difference between black and white respondents, 70-percent of whites say they should penalized, while 34-percent of blacks felt the same. He says big racial divides are not uncommon

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Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight says after an officer clocked 42 year old Andres Alessi of Baton Rouge traveling at 123 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone on his motorcycle, authorities received a crash report further down La highway 22 in Tangipahoa Parish.

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Alessi succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving at a hospital.