President Trump spoke at the American Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans today and made his case on why a border wall is needed. Congressional Democrats have refused to go along with spending 5-point-7 billion dollars to build a physical barrier between the U-S and Mexico. Mr. Trump says Democratic leadership is playing politics
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There were several hundred demonstrators outside of the Morial Convention Center where the president spoke.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the flu is on the upswing as five percent of doctor visits in the state are for flu-like symptoms. Louisiana is among several hotspots in the southeast. LDH flu bug expert Dr. Frank Welch ays if someone hasn’t gotten a flu shot by now, they haven’t missed the boat.
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Shreveport attorney and state representative Alan Seabaugh says he’s abandoning his quest to become a federal judge in favor of seeking re-election to the legislature, and then run to be the next House Speaker. Seabaugh says he hopes John Bel Edwards will be pushed out of the Governor’s Mansion in the 2019 election, so that the next speaker can focus on passing Republican priority legislation. But, when asked if the Democratic governor does win reelection, if he would be willing to work in a bi-partisan fashion…
The Humane Society of Louisiana says there is a rise in horse abuse cases throughout the state. H-S-L Director Jeff Dorson says rarely does a day go by the animal protection group doesn’t get a call about one or more horses being mistreated, estimating they deal with at least a thousand cases annually.