President Trump says he will veto a resolution that would fund the government through February 8th, and extend the flood insurance program, because it did not include funding for a proposed border wall. Senator John Kennedy says we may be looking at a government shutdown and insurance lapse.
A Bossier City patrol cop has been arrested and charged with over three dozen animal sexual abuse related charges. The State Police Special Victims Unit busted 38-year-old Terry Yetman with possession of animal pornography. LSP spokesperson Glen Younger says says police continue to look into the alleged misdeeds.
Sexual Abuse of an Animal was a charge that became available to law enforcement May 25th after Governor Edwards signed a stricter bestiality law into effect. The bill received national attention after it was opposed by religious groups for its relation to sodomy laws.
A new study shows the risk for a heart attack rises nearly 40 percent on Christmas Eve. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Personal income growth in Louisiana for the third quarter was 48th worst in the nation, at 2.3 percent. That’s down from 4.8 percent in the second quarter, and 6.6 percent in the first quarter. Governor John Bel Edwards attributed this drop to the tariffs, which he says were largely responsible for a 101 million dollar drop in farm earnings. Edwards has requested an end to the trade war with China.