Governor Bobby Jindal is getting national attention after giving a speech in England where he claimed Muslim “no-go zones” exist in Europe. Eric Gill has more…:
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The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to hear convicted killer Brandon Scott Lavergne’s request for a new trial. Lavergne is serving life sentences for after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in August 2012 in the death of UL Lafayette student Mickey Shunick.

The US Supreme Court decides won’t hear a Baton Rouge case that involves whether a priest should report confessions of sex abuse against a minor. The church asked the nation’s highest court to review the case, after the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that priests should be mandatory reporters like teachers. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the Catholic Church believes a confession is private and they’ll continue to protect that confidentiality despite the Supreme Court not hearing this specific case…:
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But he says it’s not surprising the courts are not with the churches on this one.

We asked these Louisianians what they think about the proposed plan by President Obama to tax the wealthy in order to cut taxes for the middle class which he’s expected to reveal tonight during the State of the Union Address…:
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The speech is happening at 8pm.