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State representatives and senators voted to give Louisiana State Troopers a 20% raise. Starting pay for troopers will go from $35,000 to $42,000 per year. We wondered what you thought about this raise.

Places like Lake Charles, Lafayette and Baton Rouge are heavily tied to the oil industry in the gulf. Lake Charles has diversified with casinos and natural gas; but the oil industry is still a huge economic powerhouse here. Do you think the low oil prices will cost us jobs in Southwest Louisiana?

The allegations are all very similar. They all accuse Bill Cosby of drugging them and then sexually assaulting them. Is is all coincidence? He is scheduled to appear in Lafayette on February 27th. We are interested in how you feel about this.

I recently saw a King Cake poll where the question was "sugar covered or glazed?" My answer was "why not both?" A bad King Cake is still delicious. There are some though that are better than others. Help us out by telling us who you think makes the best.

We covered everything from whether theaters should show the interview, smoking bans and traditional foods to when you take your Christmas tree down. Let's dive in.

It's hard for some people to take down the Christmas tree and let the season go. When do you break down and take the tree down?

Over the past several years, I've seen a lot of people leave up their Christmas tree and decorate it for Mardi Gras. Do you do that?

Would you go see "The Interview?" Would you feel safe taking your family to see it? Take our poll.

Industrial expansion is the big subject in Lake Charles. We have a new casino with over 2000 employees. I've heard that we are looking at 10,000 new people moving into our area. This would seem to indicate better economic times. Have you seen a personal bonus from all of this economic growth? Take our poll.

There have been times this season when it has appeared Sean Payton has lost control of the New Orleans Saints. Last week it appeared the pope broke with previous Catholic doctrine and said dogs can go to heaven. We ask your opinion on both of these subjects. We have the results.

Did the pope say dogs can geaux to heaven when he said “paradise is open to all of God’s creatures?”

Yesterday's Saints loss wan embarrassing for fans and the team. My wife even said it looked like kids playing. It was sloppy and uninspired all the way around. Has Sean Payton lost control of his team?