The US Supreme Court passes on taking up a case out of Baton Rouge that involves a confession given to a priest by a teenage concerning sex abuse. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Former New Orleans Saints game hero and ALS patient Steve Gleason is in Washington today ahead of the State of the Union tonight. Besides meeting with Senator David Vitter, he met with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell and the President’s cabinet this morning to discuss legislative help for those who suffer with ALS.

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Governor Bobby Jindal is taking some heat for remarks he made in a speech in Great Britain, where he claimed there were Muslim “no-go” zones; where police keep a low profile enforcing laws. Last week, Fox News made a similar claim, and later apologized for it. Legal analyst Tim Meche says it’s pretty clear who Jindal is trying to reach…
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President Obama is giving the State of the Union Address tonight, and it’s expected he will introduce a plan to increase taxes on wealthy Americans, and deliver cuts to the middle class. Many Republicans have indicated they are not in favor of that. These Louisianians have mixed feelings…:
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