The Senate is debating the rules for President Trump’s impeachment trial and Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson is on the President’s defense team.…
cut 2 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

Morning Consult tracks the approval rating of governors and John Bel Edwards has the highest rating among Democrats at 54-percent. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Edwards connects well with Louisiana residents…
cut 14 (09) “…relate to people”

The US Environmental Protection Agency announces a regulatory program aimed at reducing emissions from heavy-duty engines and vehicles, the first update to standards in nearly 20 years, with the 2027 model year. Regional administrator Ken McQueen says this is an opportunity to modernize the heavy-duty program.
Cut 9 (09) “…across the country.”
The action comes following petitions from over twenty organizations to revise nitrogen oxide standards.

Cara’s House, which is an animal shelter in Ascension Parish, is caring for over 30 dogs that lived in horrid conditions on a property where the homeowner has been arrested on animal cruelty charges. Shelter President Reagan Daniel says the dogs are not yet available for fostering or adoption due to the criminal investigation, but they still need help freeing up space at their facility.
Cut 5 (06) “…the new intakes.
Ascension deputies arrested 50-year-old Thomas West and charged him with 33 counts of animal abuse.