An appeal has been filed by Planned Parenthood regarding a Department of Health and Hospitals decision denying the group permission to perform abortions at their new facility in New Orleans. DHH says they denied the application because the organization did not meet the Facility Need Requirements specified by the state. But Planned Parenthood Senior Counsel, Roger Evans, says they did show the need for the new facility and is confident the denial will be overturned…

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A decision from an administrative law judge is expected in 4 to 7 months.

In an attempt to balance next fiscal year’s $1.6 billion budget shortfall, Governor Bobby Jindal proposes reducing the size of tax credits in cases where a company or individual receives more money from the state than they owe. Jindal says, despite this huge deficit, increasing taxes are off the table…

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Jindal’s commissioner of administration, Kristy Nichols, will present a proposed spending plan to lawmakers on February 27th.

The voice of the LSU Tigers, Jim Hawthorne, has announced his retirement. Hawthorne will hang up the mic following 2015-16 basketball season. During his career, he’s been on the mic for LSU’s three Final four appearances, two national titles in football and all six of LSU’s national championships in baseball. Hawthorne says it’s been quite a ride

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Hawthorne has been calling LSU sporting events since 1979.

States in the south are snatching up more tickets for the racy movie “50 Shades of Grey” compared to the rest of the nation. According to Fandango, Louisiana and Alabama are buying twice as many pre-sale tickets than normal for the film, while Mississippi tops the list at 4 times their usual rate. The ticket hub’s chief correspondent is Dave Karger…:

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He says this film is already the fastest-selling R-rated movie in Fandango’s 15 years of business.