The House Criminal Justice Committee will be headed up by a Baton Rouge Democrat who will take on some of the session’s most controversial topics. Matt Doyle spoke with Ted James…
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Louisiana’s U-S Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are expected to vote with fellow Republican Senators in acquitting President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment. The Advocate reports the senators have received thousands of emails and phone calls from constituents voicing their opinions.

During the State of the Union, President Trump endorsed Senator Bill Cassidy’s legislation that would allow parents in the private workforce to have an extended absence from work through the help of tax credits. The president also says he wants to put an end to surprise medical billing. Cassidy says legislation like this can help sooth the bitter partisan divide…
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The LSU-Alexandria Foundation has received a 460-thousand dollar financial gift from six community partners that will be used to admit an additional 40 nursing students per year at L-S-U-A. Foundation director Melinda Anderson says the positive impact will reach beyond the students, it will lead to an increased number of registered nurses in cenLa…
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