A bill that would require all public high school students to pass the US Citizenship exam is awaiting Governor Bobby Jindal’s signature. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Jennings Police Department says two people are under arrest for the death of a 26-year-old man at a local hotel Thursday. 25-year-old Harold Hargrave was booked on a charge of second degree murder and 27-year-old Kristin Bonin is charged with principal to second degree murder. Authorities say robbery appears to be a motive in the crime. The victim’s name has not been released.

Louisiana Radio Network’s fifth question in our Governor Q&A asked the four major gubernatorial candidates about the controversial SAVE legislation. Governor Bobby Jindal pushed the measure in the legislative session as a way to keep the budget “revenue-neutral.” Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards says he opposed the SAVE Act in the session because it was a dishonest, contrived piece of legislation…:

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The candidate’s complete responses can be found a louisianaradionetwork-dot-com.

Sunday is Father’s Day and the National Retail Federation says the average person will spend about $116 on Dad, which is $57 less than we spent on Mom on her day. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says one reason for that is because clothes for females usually cost more…

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The NRF says average spending on Mom was $173 dollars for Mother’s Day.