One item in the President Obama’s State-of-the-Union address January 20th will be a plan to offer two years of free community college education to help train the US workforce. Dr. Monty Sullivan, the head of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, says this is a huge opportunity….
CUT 4 (11) Q: “grow the economy”
The price tag will be about 60 billion dollars over the next 10 years.

With the US Supreme Court rejecting a plea to consider striking down Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage, the Federal Appeals Court will rule on the issue in the near future. Then, how long would that take?
CUT 13 (06) Q: ‘spring for sure’
That’s Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino, who adds the issue is far from dead.
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With the price of gas so low, there’s talk in Washington about raising the tax on gasoline to help fund highway construction. Senator David Vitter thinks we should use revenue from increased oil and gas production instead…
CUT 7 (04) Q: ‘highway system’
Right now, Vitter says he’s working with his Republican colleagues to repeal Obamacare

Baton Rouge Police are investigating an accidental shooting which left a man dead and another behind bars…
CUT 2 (29) “reporting”