The Edwards administration reports the state saved 12-million dollars, more than double the orginal estimate, from the criminal justice reform measures approved in 2017. Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says it’s not just because there are fewer prisononers…
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LeBlanc says the savings will be reinvested into programs aimed at reducing crime and recidivism.

20 children from the ages of three to seven years-old had to be rescued from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s office marine unit after a tour boat they were on, became stuck on a sand bar on the Vermilion River. Lt. John Mowell says they quickly responded after getting a 9-1-1 call and were able to get the kids safely to shore…
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Just three years ago, Louisiana ranked near the bottom for high school seniors who sought financial aid to attend college, now it leads the nation…
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Results from the LEAP tests public school students took last spring come out today. Education Superintendent John White will discuss the results with reporters at 10:30.

State Police say one of their troopers was shot during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge early this morning. The trooper sustained a minor injury and a noncompliant passenger in the vehicle was also shot and hospitalized.