How will the front loading of the TOPS scholarship program effect students? Under legislation approved by the governor, tuition will be funded in the fall, but only 42% would be covered in the spring. Ally Balthazar, a three year LSU TOPS student, says not getting the full award puts a financial struggle on her family and puts extra pressure to do better in school…:
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She says her parents pay out of pocket expenses outside of the TOPS funding.

Monroe Police say an arrest has been made in the case of a man who is accused of opening fire at the Monroe Civic Center Sunday morning that left two dead and three wounded. Authorities arrested 24-year-old Jaterrious Godfrey of Monroe on second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charges. Investigators say a conflict in the parking lot of the Civic Center resulted in shots fired and 5 people being hit.

The pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, agrees to develop cancer immunotherapy drugs that were discovered, in part, by an LSU Health Shreveport professor. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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The Colorado State University forecast team now predicts there will be 15 named storms this season, up from the previous forecast of 14 named tropical storms. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there are already for named storms this season, the most ever for this time of year, and the peak is around September 10th
CUT 9 (07) “concerned”