5:30 PM newscast

President Trump is coming to the Bayou state as he will speak at the National Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans on Monday.  The President has previously visited New Orleans for a rally in March of 2016.  The announcement is celebrated by the Attorney General Jeff Landry.
A State GOP operative says the party is seriously considering backing just one candidate in the governor’s race for the October open primary…

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Louisiana’s House Republican delegation supports President Trump’s effort to secure billions of dollars for wall at the U-S Mexico border. Mr. Trump calls it a security crisis, however top congressional Democrats say the president is providing misinformation. Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise says if Democrats want to claim they support border security, they should be willing to negotiate…

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Detectives with the Bossier City Police Department’s Juvenile unit arrested a daycare worker following an investigation into a report of cruelty to a juvenile.  On January 7, personnel from Epic Learning Center notified the parent of a toddler and the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services that an accident occurred at their facility.  The parent then contacted the police.  Detectives says it appeared an employee shook the toddler, then  slung the child to the floor.  The child suffered a bloody nose and busted lip.