Recommendations have been presented by the state Board of Regents on ways the TOPS scholarship program could be changed to become more affordable. Higher Ed Commissioner Joe Rallo says one proposed change would require those getting the award to take 30 credit hours a year instead of 24. He says right now just 40 percent of TOPS students graduate in 4 years…:
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Any changes to the program would not take effect until 2018.

The clean-up process for Charity Hospital in New Orleans begins today. Jerry Jones with LSU Health New Orleans’ Facility Planning, says everything inside the building has been there since closing after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and must go:
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He says this project will cost over 6.4 million dollars.

Many plants were affected by this weekend’s freeze and Emelie Gunn has tips on how to treat them…:
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The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man is under arrest for allegedly texting a deputy by mistake about a possible drug deal. They say Dwayne Hebert said that crystal meth was ready for delivery…:
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That’s Commander Lonny Cavalier.