A partial government shutdown is now in effect, with a quarter of agencies losing funding and an estimated 800,000 federal workers receiving furloughs for the holiday season. The Preisdnet says it could be “for a very long time” as he, and a coalition of House Republicans, seeks 5.7 billion for the border wall. Senator Bill Cassidy blames Democrats for the budget hold-up, and says a fully funded government bill would be possible if they would accept the border wall funding.
An original compromise bill with 1 billion in border security funding passed the Senate, but was publicly rejected by the President.
It will not feel much like Christmas this weekend as warmer temperatures arrive in Louisiana on Saturday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the warm gulf air will replace the chilly air we’ve seen this week
Keim says the mild weather will stay in place through Christmas Day
The National Retail Federation says procrastination in holiday shopping is up this year as about 134 million are expected to shop Saturday. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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The Pelicans fell 112-104 in a massively hyped match up against the Los Angeles LeBrons. Earlier this week, Lebron James, Lakers superstar forward indicated that he would love to play with Anthony Davis in the future, sending the rumor mill into overdrive that the Lakers were looking to make a move that would pry New Orleans’s most iconic player out of the Big Easy. Davis put up 30/20/5 in the loss, while Lebron had a 22/12/14 triple double.