Republican US Senator and Louisiana gubernatorial candidate David Vitter says, if Obamacare is not going away, then the laws requiring compliance by the public, should also apply to EVERYONE in Washington, and that means…
CUT 8 (04) Q: “top appointees”
And now, there’s talk in Washington about raising gas taxes to fund highway construction needs, Vitter says we should get additional revenue from increased oil and gas production instead.

The US Supreme Court has rejected a plea to consider striking down Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says this doesn’t mean the issue is dead…
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There has a been circuit court split on rulings with the issue, and Ciolino says he thinks the 5th Circuit will issue a ruling sometime this spring.

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President Obama is working on the details of a plan to offer two years of free community college education to any American to help train the US workforce…
CUT 1 (30) “reporting”

The 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival line-up has been announced, and it’s a “who’s who” of music; starting WITH The Who, along with Elton John, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, and Chicago. Performances take place April 24 through the 26; then April 30 through May 3rd.