Senate Republicans introduce a resolution condemning the House’s impeachment inquiry. Matt Doyle spoke to one of the co-signers…
A CDC report reveals methamphetamine is the drug most associated with overdoses in Louisiana, as well as bordering states Texas and Arkansas among other states. Nationally, the number of people dying from psychostimulants such as meth and cocaine rose above 10,000 in 2017, a 37% increase over 2016.
Congressman Ralph Abraham tells Greg Hilburn of the USA Today Network he has not made a decision on whether he will seek re-election next year. Nationally, the GOP has been hit by a wave of Congressional retirements. Many of those are in competitive districts, but if Abraham were to retire, ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says the seat would likely remain red.
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Abraham says he would make his decision by January at the latest.
All of south Louisiana and the Mississippi River Delta parishes are under a flash flood watch through Saturday afternoon as a Tropical Depression in the Gulf moves towards the Louisiana coast and collides with a cold front. But National Weather Service Forecaster Phil Grigsby says we are not expecting a significant tropical threat