Governor Edwards, on Ask the Governor, says nearly 6,000 federal workers in the Bayou State are suffering without paychecks as the longest government shutdown in history drags on. He says its taking a toll on several different departments, even the Coast Guard at the Belle Chase Naval Air Station, and he’s concerned that prolonging the shutdown could present safety risks to the public, as more and more vital programs close, or become understaffed.
Monroe Democratic Representative Katrina Jackson will speak tomorrow at the National March for Life Rally in Washington D.C. Jackson admitted abortion is settled law, but highlighted legislative attempts, including her passage of the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act as reminders that through enough advocacy, opinions on president can change.
Jackson authored a 2014 law that required abortion clinics to have admitting privileges.
Rooting the Saints on in the Superdome will cost Who Dats a pretty penny. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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Alexandria Police have arrested a man, and slapped him with a slew of charges after he alleged disarmed an officer after being stopped for a traffic violation and then held a gun to that officers held while threatening to shoot them. Vernon Holden was allegedly violating traffic laws while on a bike, and was pulled over by police. Authorities say he resisted being tased, and then used that taser against the officer before drawing his weapon. After the altercation, Holden fled, and was later apprehended.