Republican Congressman Steve Scalise of Metairie, has acknowledged that he once addressed a white supremacist group while serving in the Louisiana Legislature. In 2002, Scalise spoke at convention of the European-American Unity and Rights Organization, which is classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Scalise aide, Moira Bagley Smith, says in a written statement that Scalise spoke only to rally support for conservative fiscal policies and in no way to endorse the mission and views of this group.

With 2015 fast approaching, now would be a good time to start getting a plan together for improving your financial situation. Bennett Blackledge is a financial advisor in Baton Rouge and he says says many people are getting year end bonuses and he encourages folks to plug that money into a credit card balance…

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He says a great new years resolution could be resolving to save between 5 to 10 percent of your take home pay.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says one teen is dead and another in stable condition when they were shot by a business owner after they allegedly broke into his store and tried to run him over. The owner told authorites that he fired several rounds into the vehicle after he saw one of the men raise a gun toward him. Authorities say 19-year-old Latorious Walker was found deceased in the vehicle with several gunshot wounds. 17-year-old Lamar Brooks was found with a single gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital.

You’ve probably accumulated plenty of trash this month during the Holidays and the Department of Environmental Quality is urging you to recycle…

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