The chair of the House Appropriations committee, Jim Fannin, says he won’t support the pay increase for State Police when Col Mike Edmonson makes the request today before the Joint Budget committee. Michelle Southern reports…

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State Police say a hostage situation in Evangeline Parish turned deadly with the suspect being shot and killed by police. They say the unidentified man took his girlfriend hostage in a trailer park in Pine Prairie. Authorities say shots were fired at police from the home and they responded with deadly force. The woman, who also has not been identified, was not injured in the incident.

State Senate President John Alario says anticipated budget cuts to higher education would be disastrous to institutions across the state. He has reached out to his colleagues in the Senate to come up with ideas to help alleviate the problem. Alario says all options are on the table, including a tax hike to help increase revenue…

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The state has projected a $1.4 billion budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year, and it’s expected that higher ed will take the burden in efforts to try to balance the budget.

You can expect some warmer temperatures and sunshine this weekend, after a cold, cloudy, and wet week across Louisiana. Gary Chatelain, with the National Weather Service in Shreveport, says we’ll see high temperatures in the mid 50s today, but the warm-up doesn’t stop there…

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He says after a week with highs in the 40s, we are definitely due for some warmer weather.