Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu did not prevail in her attempt to get the US Senate to pass a bill that would authorize the construction of the Keystone Oil Pipeline. Landrieu has spent the last week trying to pass the bill as a way to show her clout in Congress in the Senate runoff. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat…

cut 14 (14) “so Republican”

The measure needed 60 votes to pass but it only got 59.

According to the Department of Health and Hospitals, flu activity is on the increase in Louisiana. Frank Welch, Medical Director for the Immunization Program, says the state typically gets a late start on flu activity, but not this year…

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Welch says it appears the flu is broadly broken out all over the state.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana says a school bus driver in East Baton Rouge Parish detained and harassed a student because he thought the 16-year-old was gay. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says the incident involved a student from Broadmoor High School…

cut 7 (10) “was gay”

E-B-R school system spokesperson Keith Bromery says the bus driver’s supervisor is aware of the situation and it’s been addressed…

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Bromery says they’ll use this incident as an example when training bus drivers.