State Treasurer John Kennedy is concerned Louisiana is spending a lot more than it’s bringing in which could lead to another round of mid-year budget cuts. Michelle Southern reports…

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Louisiana State Police say a single vehicle accident in Prairieville has claimed the life of a Geismar man. Authorities say a car, driven by 27-year-old Cody Viator, went off the roadway into a ditch and struck a culvert. The car then went airborne, landed back on the roadway, and flipped. They say Viator, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries in the crash.

Although the Republican Party has a gained a majority in both the US House and Senate, they do not have enough votes to override a Presidential Veto. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says if the GOP wants to get their policies passed into law, they will have to have a two-thirds vote supporting their issues…

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Cross thinks Obamacare is the number one issue for Republicans.

According to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control, Baton Rouge has moved down to #2, behind Atlanta, in new rankings of AIDS cases. Reverend AJ Johnson, CEO and Founder of the Baton Rouge AIDS society, says nobody can hide from HIV…

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He says local organizations are working hard to continue to educate people about the disease and encouraging them to get tested.