08:30 Newscast, April 12th, 2016

A television station in New Orleans has obtained surveillance video which they say shows a vehicle matching the description of the one driven by Will Smith possibly hitting the back of the suspect in his murder’s Hummer before the shooting incident. Cardell Hayes’ lawyer stands by his claims that there was another gun at the scene and Hayes was not the aggressor.

A bill that would allow clergy members and religious organizations to decline to participate in a same sex marriage will be heard in the House Civil Law Committee today. Halen Doughty has more..:
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Longtime Saints radio analyst and a man who had been involved with sports in Louisiana for more than 40 years, Hokie Gajan, died at the age of 56 Monday. Gajan was diagnosed with cancer last year, and his daughter, Kristin Gajan Sell told WWL he’d been moved to ICU over the weekend. She says the outpouring of affection from everyone has been a true blessing…:
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Arrangements are pending.

A bill will be heard on the Senate floor today to address equal pay. Governor John Bel Edwards supports the legislation and says Louisiana comes in dead last in the country when it comes to the wage gap between men and women. He says women in the state earn only 65 cents for every dollar a man makes…:
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A recent study finds Louisiana’s pay gap is costing women close to 11 billion dollars a year.