Congressional leaders say a 1.37 billion dollar southern border wall compromise has been reached. Matt Doyle spoke with Senator John Kennedy…
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A nine-year-old boy was shot to death in Jefferson Parish. Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they’ll hold a press conference at 11 AM to provide more details.
And in Pointe Coupee Parish, authorities say a woman was fatally shot during a drive by shooting in the town of Glynn during the overnight hours.
Starting this fall, every college campus in Louisiana will have a veteran center to help vets transition into a campus lifestyle. Chancellor of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Monty Sullivan says the number of vets enrolled in colleges across the state has significantly increased in recent years…
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Federal grants will pay for most of the cost of this program.
On this Valentine’s Day, the Louisiana Family Forum is honoring the state’s longest married couples. Kristie Cross says married couples who have reached 70 years are in their Hall of Fame and it should be a lesson to newlyweds…
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Cross says Wallace and Gladys Menard of Duson is the longest known married couple at 80 years.