Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to Roger Goodell urging the NFL Commish to make sure another team is not robbed of going to the Super Bowl. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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And the Governor is out and about today hitting the campaign trail after officially announcing his bid for re-election. He’s facing Alto Congressman Ralph Abraham, and businessman Eddie Rispone, Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says former Congressman John Fleming of Minden could be a threat to Abraham.

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Beginning Monday, Louisiana abortion clinics will be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that after a Friday ruling from the New Orleans based 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney General Jeff Landry says his office has been proud to defend the law that was passed in 2014, nearly unanimously, in the Louisiana Legislature.

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Act 620 was held up for years after the Supreme Court struck down a similar law in Texas in 2016. The 5^th Circuit in September determined the Louisiana law was different enough to warrant a rehearing.

Get ready for a cold night, especially in north Louisiana, as Shreveport, Monroe and Natchitoches can all see morning lows below 30-degrees. Chris Nuttall with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says it’s possible that below freezing temperatures could get as far south as Lafayette…

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Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a written letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him and the owners to change the rules to make sure another obvious, blatant and intentional penalty at the end of a championship game doesn’t go uncalled again….

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Governor Edwards re-election effort is officially underway as he made two campaign stops today in Lafayette. Meanwhile, Republican challenger and Congressman Ralph Abraham held a lunchtime fundraiser in Lake Providence today. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the other announced GOP challenger, Eddie Rispone, is the X-factor, because he can self-fund much of his campaign…

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Beginning Monday, Louisiana abortion clinics will be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that after a Friday ruling from the New Orleans based 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals. After five years of winding its way through the courts, Act 620 still may not be done facing legal challenges. There’s one appeal left, and that’s to the US Supreme Court. Attorney General Jeff Landry says if that happens, they’re ready.

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Get ready for a cold night, especially in north Louisiana, as Shreveport, Monroe and Natchitoches can all see morning lows below 30-degrees. Chris Nuttall is with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says it’s possible that below freezing temperatures could get as far south as Lafayette…

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Nuttall says it will feel warmer tomorrow afternoon, before another cold front hits the state tomorrow night

Governor John Bel Edwards re-election effort is officially underway as he made two campaign stops today in Lafayette. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says despite good approval ratings it’s not a sure thing that Edwards will be re-elected..
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Meanwhile, Republican challenger and Congressman Ralph Abraham held a lunchtime fundraiser in Lake Providence today.

Governor Edwards has fired off a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging him and the owners to change the rules so that another team doesn’t get robbed at its chance of playing in a Super Bowl…
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The NFL competition committee will reportedly discuss whether instant replay should be expanded to look at pass interference calls.

Starting next week, Louisiana abortion clinics will be legally compelled to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Matt Doyle has more.
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Get ready for a cold night, especially in north Louisiana, as Shreveport, Monroe and Natchitoches can all see morning lows that get below 30-degrees. Chris Nuttall is with the National Weather Service in Shreveport…
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says starting Monday the state can enforce a new law that would require physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Landry says a federal appeals court has decided not to reconsider a legal challenge to the 2014 law, so now the law can go into effect….
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The Center for Reproductive Rights says there are only three abortion clinics left in Louisiana.

There’s been speculation former Louisiana Congressman John Fleming of Minden may enter the governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says that would not be good for G-O-P Congressman Ralph Abraham, who is already in the race…
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Abraham held a lunchtime fundraiser in Lake Providence today.

Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to Roger Goodell urging the NFL Commish to make sure another team is not robbed of going to the Super Bowl. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Former LSU Tiger and West Monroe star Andrew Whitworth says the complaining over the no-call on pass interference is just an excuse. The Rams offensive tackle says on the possession before, the refs missed a face mask penalty on quarterback Jared Goff. Whitworth also points out the Saints had the ball first in O-T and didn’t score.

Beginning Monday, Louisiana abortion clinics will be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that after a Friday ruling from the New Orleans based 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney General Jeff Landry says his office has been proud to defend the law that was passed in 2014, nearly unanimously, in the Louisiana Legislature.

Cut 9 (11) “common sense″

Act 620 was held up for years after the Supreme Court struck down a similar law in Texas in 2016. The 5^th Circuit in September determined the Louisiana law was different enough to warrant a rehearing.

Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a written letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him and the owners to change the rules to prevent another officiating disaster. There’s been a report the NFL competition committee will look during the offseason at instant replay review for pass interference. Edwards believes it should be

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Governor John Bel Edwards re-election effort is officially underway with campaign stops today in Lafayette. Meanwhile, Republican challenger and Congressman Ralph Abraham holds a lunchtime fundraiser in Lake Providence. But Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the other announced GOP challenger, Eddie Rispone, is the X-factor, because he can self-fund much of his campaign…

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Pinsonat says despite good approval ratings it’s not a sure thing that Edwards will be re-elected.

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Governor John Bel Edwards re-election effort is officially underway with campaign stops today in Lafayette. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says despite good approval ratings it’s not a sure thing that Edwards will be re-elected..
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Meanwhile, Republican challenger and Congressman Ralph Abraham holds a lunchtime fundraiser in Lake Providence.

Saints defensive back P.J. Williams has been arrested on drunk driving accusations. New Orleans Police say Williams was traveling 80 miles per hour on the Crescent City Connection Bridge when the speed limit is 50 miles per hour.

The silence continues from the NFL’s Commissioner’s office. The league has not said anything official about the missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship game. Governor Edwards wrote a letter to Goodell that says Saints fans will never forget.

The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp regulation on a state level, so could we see it legalized in Louisiana? Matt Doyle talked to one group pushing to make it happen…
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We are seeing heavy rainfall in the Monroe and Alexandria areas as another cold front sweeps through Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says once the cold front moves through, temperatures will drop….
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Temperatures are in the mid 30s in northwest Louisiana.

A New Orleans attorney has filed a lawsuit in an effort to get NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to invoke a rule that gives him authority to say a game should be replayed because of the missed pass interference call in the final two minutes of the NFC Championship game. Lawyer Frank D’Amico…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has written a letter to Goodell asking him and the owners to change the rules to make sure another obvious, blatant and intentional penalty at the end of a championship game doesn’t go uncalled again….
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There’s been a report the NFL competition committee will look during the offseason on whether pass interference should be the subject of an instant replay review.

Saints defensive back P-J Williams has been charged with a D-W-I. New Orleans Police say Williams was going 80 in a 50 mile per hour zone.

Another cold front is moving through the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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And just like on Saturday, temperatures will drop. High temperatures only in the 40s for north and central Louisiana today and we’ll see freezing temps for much of the state tomorrow morning.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association annual convention gets underway today and there’s a proposal on the table to allow the private schools, hold championship events in football, basketball, baseball and softball at sites that are in different locations from public schools. Teurlings Catholic principal Mike Boyer says ideally, “select” teams could host the championship at the higher seeded team’s home field to save on rental costs.
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LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine doesn’t like the idea of having football championship games outside of the Superdome.