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Mental illness is becoming a bigger topic of discussion following the gun control debate.  710 KEEL spoke with Louisiana Congressman Bill Cassidy about the status of mental healthcare in America, where he says the federal government's role in the system is a detriment to the health of the patients and to those who care for the people who suffer from these diseases...

There is renewed interest in Congress in taking up immigration reform legislation.  It would feature a plan that includes a path to citizenship for roughly 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.  However, there is also an effort to include tighter border security as part of the reform legislation...

Louisiana's NBA franchise will be changing its name from the New Orleans Hornets to the New Orleans Pelicans.  The new name reflects Louisiana's state bird, after using the name the franchise has held since it was in Charlotte. The team will keep the Hornets name for the rest of this season, but fans can start buying Pelicans merchandise now...

It's a major change in military policy: no more ban on women serving in combat.  That's what's expected today from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.  It will open up thousands of fighting jobs to female service members.  Reaction has been mixed, with some noting the difference between men and women, others noting that both genders should be treated equally...

Video games have become a big part of the entertainment industry, closing in on the movie industry in annual revenue.  But like Hollywood, some are concerned that video games are becoming more and more graphic and violent.  This group says that these games are playing a greater role in incidents like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting...

This year's Super Bowl is being dubbed by many football fans as the "Harbowl" or the "SuperBaugh" as brothers Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh bring their San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens to New Orleans.  But, what if you aren't a football fan...

There were plenty of options for those in the Shreveport-Bossier area to celebrate the first Gun Appreciation Day.  Whether you went to the gun range, a gun shop, traveled to a gun show, or decided to just stay at home, 710 KEEL would like to know how you spent your Saturday...

University of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o inspired his team's undefeated regular season with the story of his grandmother and girlfriend dying during the season.  His grandmother's death is confirmed, but his girlfriend's?  Not only did she not die, she never existed...

Video games, movies, mental ailments, guns.  A flurry of finger-pointing as to why there is an influx of mass killings happening in the country.  President Barack Obama set out his plan to reduce the number of assault weapons and ammunition magazine reductions, plus funding for mental health treatment and an investigation into violent movies and video games...

Were you hoping to see the proposed show "All My Babies' Mamas?"  Unfortunately, network officials have chosen not to take the show after complaints from the Parents Television Council and other members of the public. The show would have featured rapper Shawty Lo and his life with 11 kids and his 10 "babies' mamas...