An appeal is pending regarding a Department of Health and Hospitals decision denying Planned Parenthood permission to perform abortions at their new facility currently under construction in New Orleans. The organization says DHH offered no basis in denying their application. However, DHH Secretary Kathy Kliebert says the group didn’t meet the Facility Need Requirements specified by the state and is positive their decision will stand…

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An administrative law judge is expected to decide in 4 to 7 months.

After 35 years, the voice of the LSU Tigers, Jim Hawthorne, has announced he will retire following 2015-16 basketball season. The Northwestern State grad says he never thought his broadcasting career would turn out the way it did…

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Hawthorne says it’s been a blessing, but he’s ready to move into a new phase of his life.

The US House gave final congressional approval to a bill to construct the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The 270-152 vote endorses amendments made in the Senate and sends it to President Obama’s desk. The President has stated several times that he will veto the measure. Neither house of Congress has enough votes to override a presidential veto. This is the first of several expected clashes between the Republican controlled Congress and the White House.

States in the south are snatching up more tickets than ever for the movie “50 Shades of Grey” compared to the rest of the nation. Michelle Southern reports…

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