The House Judiciary Committee votes to send two Articles of Impeachment to the House floor for an Impeachment vote sometime next week.

Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson sits on the Committee and railed against the decision. He says the President’s actions related to Ukraine don’t meet the constitutional bar for Impeachment.

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New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond also sat on the Committee. He voted to Impeach.

Equipment to stabilize the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans will be arriving next week. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says the safety of the crews is the number one priority throughout the process of trying to recover the remains of those killed in the October collapse, so stabilization is crucial.

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The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign kicks off today, running through New Year’s Day. Don Molino has the story.

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After seven years at the reigns of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is stepping down.   Alexander has been selected to be the next president of Oregon State University.

Alexander’s last day is December 31st and will be appointed at Oregon State on July 1, 2020. The institution has named Dean of the LSU Law Center Thomas Galligan as the interim successor.