A 24-billion dollar budget for next fiscal year that funds higher education at the same level as this year heads to the House floor. Scott Carwile has more…

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The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 55-year-old man is under arrest for allegedly improperly touching an underage girl. Authorities say an investigation into Kenneth Worsham of Natchitoches began after the parents of the victim reported that their daughter had been touched by Worsham in a sexual manner. Worsham was booked on a charge of sexual battery. Investigators say more charges could be coming.

State House of Representatives leaders say they are committed to an override veto session if Governor Jindal vetoes the revenue generating bills they have passed. Jindal has said consistently that he will not approve any tax hike unless there is a tax reduction elsewhere. But, Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson says she is pleased with what the House has done already…

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The House has approved legislation that raises $615 million to protect higher education and reduce cuts to health care.

The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office says the son of the police chief in St. Gabriel shot and killed two brothers Sunday night but authorities are waiting for more evidence before filing homicide charges. Sheriff Brett Stassi says the two deceased men had been fighting and then went to the home of Kevin Ambeau Jr. with a gun…

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Stassi says they are still interviewing witnesses, but it appears at this time that Ambeau was defending his home.