Planned Parenthood has filed an appeal regarding a Department of Health and Hospitals decision denying the group permission to perform abortions at a new facility currently under construction in New Orleans. Scott Carwile reports…
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States in the south are snatching up more tickets than ever for the racy movie “50 Shades of Grey” compared to the rest of the nation. Michelle Southern reports.
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The longtime voice of the LSU Tigers announces his retirement. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Planned Parenthood has filed an appeal regarding a Department of Health and Hospitals decision denying the group permission to perform abortions at a new facility currently under construction in New Orleans. Senior Counsel, Roger Evans, says the basis of the appeal is that DHH offered no basis in denying the application…
The group says they currently see about 8,000 patients at their current health center in New Orleans. DHH Secretary Kathy Kliebert says the organization did not meet the Facility Need Requirements specified by the state and their application was denied…
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Kliebert says the Facility Need Review process allows them to regulate the number and location of providers based on need. But Evans says they did show the need for the new facility and is confident the denial will be overturned…
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A decision from an administrative law judge is expected in 4 to 7 months. Kliebert is positive their decision will stand…
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States in the south are snatching up more tickets than ever for the February 14th release of the racy movie “50 Shades of Grey” compared to the rest of the nation. According to Fandango, Louisiana and Alabama are buying twice as many pre-sale tickets than normal for the film, while Mississippi tops the list at 4 times their usual rate. The ticket hub’s chief correspondent is Dave Karger…:
Karger says they are finding that people in the south, and across the nation, are obsessed with the book which is translating to over the top ticket sales for the film. He says people in southern states are buying more tickets than expected when you look at the rest of the US…:
Karger says this film is already the fastest-selling R-rated movie in Fandango’s 15 years of business…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal proposes reducing the size of tax credits in cases where a company or individual receives more money from the state than they owe as a way to balance next fiscal year’s budget. Jindal says two of his cabinet secretaries are looking at how this could help the state’s fiscal situation
The state faces a one-point-six billion dollar shortfall for next fiscal year. Jindal’s commissioner of administration, Kristy Nichols, will present a proposed spending plan to lawmakers on February 27th and despite this huge deficit, Jindal says increasing taxes are off the table…
Jindal says he’s committed to protecting higher education and health care from big budget cuts. He says one possible solution is to reduce tax credits in cases where the amount of the credit is more than the company or person owes in taxes…..
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The voice of the LSU Tigers, Jim Hawthorne, has announced he will retire following 2015-16 basketball season. Hawthorne has been calling LSU sporting events for 35 years. The Anacoco native says it’s been a blessing, but he’s ready to move into a new phase of his life
During his career, he’s been on the mic for LSU’s three Final four appearances, two national titles in football and all six of LSU’s national championships in baseball. Hawthorne says it’s been quite a ride
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Hawthorne started calling LSU basketball games in 1979 and later became the voice of the Tigers in football and baseball as well. The Northwestern State grad says he never thought his broadcasting career would turn out the way it did…
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