The National Retail Federation says procrastination in holiday shopping is up this year as about 134 million are expected to shop tomorrow. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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It will not feel like Christmas this weekend as warmer temperatures arrive in Louisiana on Saturday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says warm gulf air will replace the chilly air we’ve seen this week
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We could see a partial shutdown of the federal government at midnight tonight as President Donald Trump is not relenting in his push for money to pay for a border wall between the United States and Mexico. The National Flood Insurance Program also expires today, but Senator Bill Cassidy is confident a short-term extension will be approved…
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Cassidy says he’s with the President on money for a border wall.

Louisiana’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice, Pascal Calogero, has died at the age of 87. He was elected to the state’s highest court in 1972 and served on the bench for 36 years. Political analyst Clancy DuBos once served as a clerk for the former justice and was always impressed with Caloger’s calm temperament…
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