Former Governor Edwin Edwards is back in the hospital today. His biographer, Leo Honeycutt, says the 93-year-old has been diagnosed with double pneumonia and is expected to remain in the hospital for the next few days. He was in the hospital over the weekend as well but released after he was treated for a head cold.

A new self-test for COVID receives emergency FDA approval. Brooke Thorington speaks with a physician on the pros and cons.
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Representative Mike Johnson is moving up the GOP ranks in Congress as he’s been elected as the vice-chair of the House Republican Conference. Johnson says building back the nation’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic is a major priority and they will push back against the desire of Democrats to raise taxes…
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President-elect Joe Biden has discussed raising taxes on households that make more than 400-thousand dollars.

Governor John Bel Edwards was in Lafayette to speak at a deployment ceremony for Louisiana National Guard soldiers who belong to the 256th Infantry Brigade. This is the third deployment to the Middle East for the 256th since nine-eleven. Edwards says he has confidence they will execute their mission well…
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