Today is an election day. Halen Doughty reports on why you should go out and cast this little known ballot…:
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So head to the polls before you head to the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival today. Over 300,000 people are expected to attend the massive event which kicked off on Friday. Festival Queen Danielle Rodriguez says the festival is near and dear to her heart because her family has a history of strawberry farming…:
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Tyler Summitt, the 25-year-old son of Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, stepped down as head coach of the Louisiana Tech women’s basketball team, and admitted he’d engaged in an inappropriate relationship. Multiple media outlets are reporting Summitt, who is married, got one of his players pregnant. Sports Director at KTVE in Monroe, Gene Ponti says says a scandal like this is a black eye on any sports program, and on women’s basketball as a whole…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards says he’ll spend the weekend putting the finishing touches on the proposed budget for next year, which will contain a 750-million cut in state spending. Edwards says the spending plan he’ll present to lawmakers on Tuesday will be very sobering…:
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Healthcare, higher ed, TOPS and social services are expected to receive cuts.