Senator Bill Cassidy and other Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee met with President Trump this week to discuss the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Andrew Greenstein reports.
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With warmer temperatures here, now is the time to take steps to protect yourself from West Nile Virus. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee met with President Trump this week to find common ground on his “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Among them was Bill Cassidy, who says the two-hour meeting was very productive. Like other senators, Cassidy says the bill as passed by the House will not pass in the Senate without some changes.
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Cassidy says Trump laid out his main objectives that he wants to achieve with his “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
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Not everyone is happy with the “Big, Beautiful Bill” – among them, Elon Musk. He calls the bill, in his words, “an abomination” that’s full of pork spending. That’s led to a war of words between Musk and Trump that’s blown up in public. While some say the relationship between Trump and Musk is damaged beyond repair, Cassidy says it’s more like a lover’s tiff.
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Cassidy says he’s confident that cooler heads will ultimately prevail and Trump and Musk will once again work together.
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Mosquito season is upon us, so now is the time to take steps to protect yourself from West Nile Virus. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says when you go outside, apply EPA-approved mosquito repellent containing DEET, and take other steps as well.
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Sokol says wearing insect repellent is only one step in protecting yourself against West Nile.
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Sokol says it’s also important to eliminate any standing water on your property, since standing water is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitos.
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Sokol says every year, people get infected with West Nile in every part of the state, so everyone is at risk for West Nile.
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The 75th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival is tomorrow in Ruston. Tori Davis with Experience Ruston says the event has grown into a music and arts festival.
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Throughout the week, restaurants throughout Ruston have been participating in the Peach Culinary Crawl, offering special peach-inspired dishes. Davis says there’s plenty of entertainment tomorrow for visitors of all ages.
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Davis says peaches are a huge crop in northwest Louisiana – so much so that Ruston is known as the peach capital of Louisiana.
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The festivities begin at nine tomorrow morning, and admission is free.
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LSU is set to host West Virginia in the Super Regional round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. The Mountaineers have gone to back-to-back Super Regionals and were undefeated in Clemson last weekend. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says the Mountaineers will be ready…
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LSU will hope pitching duo Anthony Eyanson and Kade Anderson can win the series before Monday’s game three. Anderson and Eyanson rank second and third in the nation in strikeouts and have a combined 19-and-3 record. Tigers’ shortstop Steven Milam says it’ll be up to the offense to hold up their end…
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The winner of the best-of-three series will head to Omaha for an appearance in the College World Series. Junior second baseman Daniel Dickinson says he played in Omaha on a summer travel team in high school…
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The series kicks off tomorrow at 1 p.m.