Stronger Republican control over the U.S. Senate should help President Donald Trump’s appointees be more easily approved. But Democrats’ takeover of the House may divert attention away from important issues, U.S. Sen Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, said Wednesday. Cassidy was the speaker during a Joint Chamber Luncheon at The Cypress Columns in Gray. The luncheon was hosted by the Houma-Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary and Thibodaux chambers of commerce. In the U.S. midterm elections Tuesday, Republicans retained control of the U.S. Senate and gained two seats, while Democrats lost two seats. The election results gave Republicans a 51-46 advantage in the ...