We are seeing record low temperatures this morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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And it appears the cold weather has led to power outages. Entergy’s outage map shows over eight-thousand people are without electricity on this cold morning, most of the outages are in Tangipahoa and Orleans parishes.

It’s been nearly three decades since David Duke ran for Governor, but the former Klan leaders legacy remains a point of contention, even in this year’s governor’s race. GOP gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone called a recent radio ad linking him to David Duke “disgusting”, but Duke says like many Republicans, they now share many of the same policies.
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Duke says his position on immigration, welfare and tax policies are similar to what Rispone has spoken about on the campaign trail.

The American Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” 2019 report indicates Louisiana seems to be lagging in five-year survival rates. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is in Germany this week to promote Louisiana to German officials as a tourist destination and a place to do business. German visitors spent 80-million dollars last year in Louisiana.

And officials say the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans will be imploded in January. The plan is to recover the two bodies under the rubble during the process.